by Duncan | Jan 19, 2021 | General, On Writing
I’ve been searching for a way to reduce distraction during my working day. I’ve always been someone to shoot off on tangents, particularly when ‘quickly’ looking up some research. This often involves crawling out of the wikipedia rabbit hole knowing a lot of things...
by Duncan | Nov 16, 2020 | General, On Writing, Society of the Sword, The Tattered Banner
After receiving a couple of questions on this topic, I thought I’d write up a series of posts about the inspirations behind my books. To start with, I’m going to talk about my first trilogy, Society of the Sword, and The Tattered Banner in particular. At...
by Duncan | Mar 23, 2018 | On Writing
A fellow fantasy writer, Phil Tucker of The Chronicles of the Black Gate series, has posted some thoughts for aspiring writers. They’re well worth a read, so I thought I’d link it here. If you’re thoughts ever turn to giving this writing lark a go,...
by Duncan | Jul 22, 2014 | On Writing
I’ve gotten a few mails asking me how I’ve approached publishing my work, so I thought I’d write up a post about it. I’ll preface by saying I’m certainly no expert, and anything that’s worked for me might not work for someone else,...
by Duncan | Mar 15, 2014 | On Writing
I came across a series of Youtube videos a few days ago that I want to share here, as I think they are a pretty incredible resource for anyone interested in writing. https://www.youtube.com/user/WriteAboutDragons It’s a series of lectures given by Brandon...
by Duncan | Jul 23, 2013 | General, On Writing, What I'm Working On
The sequel to The Tattered Banner is back from the editor, so most of my effort is going into working through the changes on that. Still on track for my intended release window (it’s a large one!) and I’m starting to think about cover design. Usually I...
