I’m saddened to hear of Russ Nicholson’s passing. Many of us grew up seeing his illustrations in the Fighting Fantasy books or issues of White Dwarf back when it was a cornucopia of diverse gaming lore. Nicholson leaves us work that lies somewhere between the faerie enchantments of Arthur Rackham and the monotone splendour of […]
Read more "Russ Nicholson R.I.P"So, as part of Titan Books blog tour for The Keep Within I visited two more blogs and posted my thoughts on creating this dark fantasy novel. Follow the links, Pal. I reckon you’ll like ’em… Over on Stephani Michelle’s blog I talk about the historical elements that went into making The Keep Within’s Elizabethan […]
Read more "A couple o’ Guests Posts I have Been Done"Over on Civilian Reader’s site I do an annotated excerpt from my new book, The Keep Within. I loved the experience; it was a bit like doing a commentary track on a DVD. Go check it out and, while you do, check out other authors’ annotations too. It’s a neat idea for a feature.
Read more "Annotated Excerpt"…and had a marvellous time. We covered a lot of ground and went off on a few tangents (as SFF writers tend to). It was a real honour to be invited.
Read more "I Get Interviewed by J. Diane Dawson"My office is also my living room, which is nice and light and airy when I’m working but hella echoey when I’m doing a YouTube Zoom interview. Today I’m experimenting to muffle all that. Seems to work. A bit anyway. I may or may not pop a blanket on top as a roof. But I’m […]
Read more "A Little Improvisation…"…where I discuss how the local spooky lore of my home city influenced me book, The Keep Within. Oooooo…
Read more "Spooky Stuff over at John Scalzi’s Whatever…"And I mean ask me ANYTHING!
Read more "Reddit AMA tomorrow!"Those lovely people at Titan Books have arranged a blog tour for me and The Keep Within. I’ll be sure to link to a few of ‘em here.
Read more "BLOG TOUR!"A mysterious package arrived and so I took it to the tavern room of Worrad Manor and opened it up. What a darling surprise! 😍
Read more "A Mysterious Package Arrives…"
J.L. Worrad 