G R MatthewsOct 31, 20171 min(Secret) Agents?Now this little blog has it genesis in two little events. First, 'Fantasy in the Court' which resulted in two articles for...
G R MatthewsJul 2, 20172 minTough Travels: AdeptsIt is that time of month again when I’ve got to try and trawl through my memory of fantasy books past and present in order to come up...
G R MatthewsJun 1, 20172 minTough Travelling - Non-human heroesThere are so many non-human characters out there in fantasy land that is quite difficult to pick just five, but nevertheless here you go....
G R MatthewsMar 31, 20172 minThinking about the new bookRight about now I am edging towards the end of Draft 1 of Corin #3. By that I mean, I’m passed 70K of words and I know how the book ends…...
G R MatthewsMar 12, 20173 minHeart of Stone by Ben GalleyYou’re used to your heroes full of muscle, swords drawn, shields raised or magic staff held before them, facing the oncoming hordes. A...
G R MatthewsFeb 14, 20173 minDoes length matter?Does length matter? Is it important to you? If it was shorter than you thought or were used to, would you really mind that much? Surely...
G R MatthewsOct 27, 20162 minMatch the music to the bookWhile procrastinating and generally not getting on with writing this book (start a new series is always hard) a thought struck me. It wasn’t
G R MatthewsOct 9, 20165 minBen Galley Tackles the Ten Questions.If there were ever a perfect author to tackle these ten questions it would be Mr Ben Galley. At the forefront, riding the first wave and...
G R MatthewsAug 29, 20166 minTen Quick Questions with Michael R MillerTwo books written and Michael R Miller stops by to answer the ten quick questions. With GRRM and Star Wars making an appearance it should...
G R MatthewsAug 15, 20165 minIndie Author: 10 Quick Questions with Steven KelliherThis time on 10 Quick Questions we welcome Steven Kelliher whose first book, Valley of Embers, will be released on August 16. Oh hell,...
G R MatthewsAug 1, 20165 minIndie Author: 10 Quick Questions with T O MunroFor the second 10 Quick Questions we have the inimitable T O Munro, author of The Lady of the Helm and it is two sequels. He has also...
G R MatthewsJul 28, 20165 minIndie Author: 10 Quick Questions with J P AshmanWelcome to J P Ashman, author of Black Cross, the first book in the Black Powder Wars, and thanks for being the guinea pig, boldly going...
G R MatthewsMar 27, 20163 minSword Art OnlineI’m new to Anime. Not totally new, I mean, I am old enough to have watched Battle of the Planets (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) back in...
G R MatthewsMar 6, 20166 minWhy not give these books a try…With the #SPFBO over and a winner announced, it seems an opportune moment for me to take a look at the books in the competition that I...
G R MatthewsSep 10, 20154 minWhy don’t you buy a book?We always talk, at least to my perception of things, of the books we chose and loved. We wax lyrical to our friends, colleagues, that...
G R MatthewsAug 20, 20153 minDo you review?With the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (#SPFBO) coming to a close, round 1 anyway, and the winners being announced, thoughts turn to...
G R MatthewsJul 23, 20154 minBored of informationI hate Info-Dumps… You’ve all thought it, haven’t you? Come on, be honest. You’ve had that heart sinking moment when you are reading a...
G R MatthewsJun 25, 20154 minA Slip of the Keyboard by Terry PratchettTerry Pratchett is angry. You’ll like him when he is angry. That is the gist of foreword by Neil Gaiman and as you read through the...
G R MatthewsFeb 28, 20152 minThe GiveawayToday (28th Feb 2015) marks the end of the my first ever Goodreads Giveaway. 646 folks entered, which I have to say is pretty good by my...
G R MatthewsJun 15, 20142 minEmperor of Thorns by Mark LawrenceWith this book, Jorg’s story is complete, the Broken Empire is still broken but it there is hope. I’ll start as I would normally end,...