PaulineMorgan, Author at SFcrowsnest

The Resurrection Tree And Other Stories by Tony Cooper (book review).

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

Peterborough is a nice little town, tricky to drive round but that is where Fantasycon was held this year. Over

In his novel, ‘The Legion Of Time’, Jack Williamson coined the phrase ‘Jonbar Hinge’. It has since come to define