Tag: gabriela houston

Dissecting my first draft: BINDING THE CUCKOO, by Gabriela Houston

When we think of novels, we imagine shining covers on bookshop shelves. Libraries, stacked full of stories. Or the much-loved tomes on your bedside table. But how did what started as a single park in an author’s head turn into a physical thing that’s shared, discussed, loved? In this series, I’m peeling back the layers…

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Whispers in the Earth KICKSTARTER

Who doesn’t love losing themselves in ancient tales and mythical retellings? I’m honoured to be included in a new anthology of twenty linocut-illustrated short stories inspired by how myths travel and grow. Whispers in the Earth: World Folklore Reimagined represents a coming together of twenty authors from across science fiction and fantasy who all believe…

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BOOKISH TAKE – EPISODE 1 LAUNCH

This week is officially the launch of Bookish Take! Hurrah! Bookish Take is a wee YouTube series with me and fellow Angry Robot fantasy author Gabriela Houston, where we discuss our journeys to where we are as writers today – from identifying initial story ideas through to being published. We’ve had so much fun filming…

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We are BOOKISH TAKE

Welcome… to BOOKISH TAKE! During January, fellow Angry Robot author Gabriela Houston (of The Second Bell) and I have been preparing something very special – Bookish Take! Here’s the teaser trailer… In this short YouTube series, we discuss our publishing journey, from choosing our initial story ideas to pitching to agents and publishers. We go…

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