The truck driver pulled over to the kerb. Lancaster climbed out of the truck into a raging storm. The wind whipped along the desolate stretch of road, driving cold rain into her face. The ancient truck heaved itself away, its blinking rear lights soon swallowed up by darkness. She turned and looked at the decrepit bus shelter, […]
#GuestPost – The Challenge of Marketing Westerns
Anyone who read this blog with any regularity will know I have a thing about Westerns. Thankfully, I am not the only one, and it’s my pleasure to hand the Blunt Pencil over to Matthew Pizzolato, whose new novel Outlaw is now out! Matthew’s here to talk about the challenges of marketing a Western, something […]
#GuestPost – Cyberpunk as Literary Genre
As you know, I like to hand over the reins to other writers here at the Blunt Pencil, and I’m always happy for people who know more about a topic than me to come and discuss it – variety, after all, is the spice of life! (Except I prefer paprika. But that’s another story for […]
Help Needed: Blogging
I don’t often talk about my day job on here, and to be honest, I’m not about to start now. However, I’ve been tasked with delivering a masterclass session about blogging for those foundation degree students who need to set up and produce a blog throughout their time here. I’m doing it because, being a […]
[Book Review] Crooked Fang
I’ve featured a lot of Crooked Fang on my blog over the past few months, including a guest post from the very delicious Carrie Clevenger about turning blog serials into novels. It’s now my very good honour to feature a review of the book itself! Enjoy… Oh yay, another vampire, I hear you cry. Stop […]
Celebrating The Guns of Retribution
Well today is the last day of my The Guns of Retribution celebration, since today marks the one year anniversary since it came out in paperback. Where does the time go, eh? I just really wanted to thank everyone who’s bought and reviewed it, and everyone who’s enjoyed it and asked me to write another. I […]
