You may notice things look a little different around here. I got board of the old look after almost two years. What do people think? I’m two scenes away from finishing the 5th draft of Great Western Pile. I would have finished it on Sunday but an unscheduled emergency trip to Luton airport got inContinue reading “Draft 5 and you’re out.”
Author Archives: Damien Walter
Squee
I’ve found a new word I like. Definitions are available here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squee
Tor E-Book Giveaway
Tor are giving away an e-book a week to anyone who subscribes via e-mail on their website. This weeks book is Mistborn by Brandon Sandersen. Bot really my thing but at least I read the first few chapters, which I doubt I would of done without having it fall into my inbox. One big frustrationContinue reading “Tor E-Book Giveaway”
The Secret History of Moscow
The Secret History of Moscow, the new novel from Ekaterina Sedia is garnering widespread acclaim from readers of contemporary fantasy, and comparisons to some of the genre’s most respected writers, including Neil Gaiman and Charles de Lint. It also marks Sedia out as one of a number of women writers pushing the boundaries of fantasyContinue reading “The Secret History of Moscow”
Rewriting and Editing
Writing isn’t writing. Writing is editing. I’ve been struck by the importance of rewriting, or editing, over the last few days. Yesterday I rewrote an article I was working on to editorial direction, and today I made it half way through the 4th draft of ‘The Great Western Pile’. (To those people who bravely volunteeredContinue reading “Rewriting and Editing”
The 200th Post!!!!!
I just noticed I had made 199 posts to this blog, so thought I would make it 200! I’d better actually write something though or it will be meaningless… I hate reading blog posts about why someones blog hasn’t been updated recently, so I’m sorry to make you go through this. Between work, freelance projectsContinue reading “The 200th Post!!!!!”
The Great Western Pile
Well, I’ve just finished second draft of my new story ‘The Great Western Pile’. Its a bit strange and I have no idea where I’m going to sell it but I like it. Extract below. ***** From the galleries of Westminster the Thames, that sick river, slides along at pace with history. The parliament stones,Continue reading “The Great Western Pile”
Back in the Saddle
The first weeks after the Xmas break have been so intensely busy for me that my feet have barely touched the ground. Constructively busy however, which is good. I wrote my first professional blog post last week for Guardian Unlimited. Following the tremendous response to Sam Jordison’s look at the Hugo Award’s, I pitched aContinue reading “Back in the Saddle”
10, 000 Hits. W00t!
In the early hours of the morning this blog, The Fiction Front, passed the big one zero zero zero zero. I’d been watching the stats for quite some time and menaing to make a big thing of it but I’ve been so busy I almost missed it. Congratulations to whoever visitor number 10, 000 was.Continue reading “10, 000 Hits. W00t!”
The New Weird on Guardian Books
I’ve written an introduction to the New Weird and experimental SF for the Guardian book blog. When M John Harrison started the debate that would crystallise definitions of the term “New Weird” in 2003, much of the creative energy that had driven the movement had already moved on. As editor Jeff VanderMeer says in hisContinue reading “The New Weird on Guardian Books”
Farrago’s Wainscott 5 Review
My review of the highly interstitial Farrago’s Wainscot is up on The Fix.
Astromonkeys
OK, so I’m not sure if laughing at the idea of green space monkeys with fire coming out of their butts is too mature but it has certainly improved my evening. Escape Pod comes up trumps again with one of the funniest stories I’ve heard for quite some time. Head on over to the EscapeContinue reading “Astromonkeys”
Damien Walter 