PaulineMorgan, Author at SFcrowsnest

Nine Of Stars: A Wildlands Novel (book 1 but book 3 of the ‘Dark Alchemy’ series) by Laura Bickle (book review).

I had always understood that a prequel was something produced after the main action but returning to earlier chapters in

There are publishers from whom you expect quality publications. These are not necessarily of a literary standard as popular books

Traditionally, in any collection or anthology, the strongest story is put first. The rationale is that whenever a potential reader/buyer

It may be understandable to think that writers might have run out of dangerous supernatural or mythical beings to give

What exactly is a short story? It probably depends on the purpose of a piece of fiction. The concept that

There is a school of thought that considers that writing for the young adult market is easy. For a lot

Where once horror stories tended to involve the supernatural, these days writers have a choice, either to follow traditional patterns

One problem that a successful author has is that editors of anthologies or magazines ask them for short stories. This

Many years ago, someone invented the game of ‘Dungeons And Dragons’. In the 1970s, university students would waste many a

It is far, far harder to write a convincing novel for teenagers or Young Adults than most people expect. It