Anything in the field of creative art should come from a human soul. All artwork in this article by Michelle Walls As a registered Control Freak, I have always taken on the design duties for my book covers. This was a slow learning curve for me, becoming proficient in tools such as Adobe PhotoShop and […]
I of the Tiger
I, TigerListen!Is not my roar,Pounding in you frightened soul,Sweet music of a final dance? I, TigerLook!Is not this face,Smiling out from death’s door,The prettiest to ever see? I, TigerFeel!Are not my claws,Waved before you as knives,The sharpest in nature’s kitchen? I prowl in glory as Majestic Death,But still must I bow down to You, River.And staring back from […]
A further perspective
Surprisingly to some, there is more than one way of writing in the ‘third person’ and many writers draw clear dividing lines between the approaches. In a previous article, A matter of perspective in storytelling, I took a quick look at comparing 1st and 3rd person perspectives when writing stories. Here, I go a little […]
Michelle Artistry granted Royal Warrant
Michelle is now formally recognised as the official court artist by the Royal Household of Sapphira, Queen of Demons.This warrant is a seal of approval granted by HMQoD, and the supplier of any such approved services is free to use the warrant to demonstrate their favour to the court. Welcome to the world of Forgotten […]
Michelle Artistry interprets Gynffach Triddle
Here is a super-brilliant picture of my giant troll Gynffach who aids Giulia in her adventures in Hel, and now lives by his very own bridge in the forest at Angel’s Keep. Superb! Great art by @michwalls_art.
Michelle Artistry interprets Sapphira
We all know that I am a control freak, someone who has to produce all of her own book covers, so it is hard to let someone else touch my beloved characters. But just look at the absolutely wonderful interpretation of Saphhira that @michwalls_art has made for me. Look out for more of Michelle’s drawings […]
Electricity
I have just completed a 13410 word draft of “Electricity”, a spicy, not-quite-horror, not-quite-fantasy love story (I’ll probably go with it being a magic-realism love story.), I absolutely loved creating these characters: Sam, Francesca, Annabelle and Creature. Aly
Novella drafted
Sorted! My latest short story has gone through several changes of title (it was ‘Cold Numbers’ but is currently ‘Eve of Tomorrow’) and grown to be the novella it was always meant to be. Draft completed at 27,715 words. It is the second story written for my collection “All One People.” and my first proper […]
February writing update
It’s been an on-off month writing-wise. I’ve mainly been concentrating on stories for my ‘One Beautiful People’ collection. One of these is Cold Numbers, a rare Sci-Fi offering originally conceived as a separate piece but that has refused to be tied down as a shortie. It is now novella length and still has a few […]
Authors, Mothers, characters, daughters and all their imaginary friends
Minds of their own To begin with, writing requires the ability to disassociate oneself from true reality and go with the version that is inside one’s own head. We often call this imagining of other worlds and non-existent people ‘fantasising’, but for writers, it is more than idle imagination. We have to craft at it. […]