by Elizabeth Foster | May 6, 2018 | Musings |
This post is devoted an author who has tackled a difficult subject and succeeded admirably. Nadia King, an author originally from Dublin but now living in Australia, has taken an intense and painful subject and shone light on it through her powerful novella...
by Elizabeth Foster | Dec 22, 2017 | Musings |
Happy holidays everyone! I’m pleased to let you all know that the book launch period for Esme’s Wish is finally complete! Two launches were held in Sydney and Brisbane, the latter in the wonderful Mad Hatters’ bookshop, pictured above. So far, the reception to...
by Elizabeth Foster | Oct 13, 2016 | Musings |
Writers are often advised to avoid love triangles. The YA market is saturated with them: they have become a cliché, an easy way of introducing and sustaining conflict for the protagonist. But there is something to be said for the power of three, and it is worth...
by Elizabeth Foster | Sep 27, 2016 | Musings |
This was such a fun read! Heart of Brass, by Australian author Felicity Banks, is a compulsively readable steampunk-infused fantasy. Upperclass Emmeline Muchamore is a keen inventor with a talent for metalwork, who possesses a remarkable brass heart. When she is...
by Elizabeth Foster | Sep 17, 2016 | Musings |
Carolyn Denman has just released her debut novel, one I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Songlines is a fresh and unusual YA urban fantasy, with a unique supernatural twist: situating Paradise in a remote corner of the Victorian countryside. Songlines begins with Lainie...
by Elizabeth Foster | Aug 21, 2016 | Musings |
As a fantasy writer, setting often inspires me the most when I compose a story. However, no matter how clear the imagined world is in my own head, I still sometimes struggle to fully communicate my vision to the reader. It’s easy to fall back on old standbys,...
