DISCUSSION POST: The idiot box vs. the written word Remember the days when the television would be on in the background because you either have to get up off the couch and use the dial on the set to change the channel, or you lost the remote to that place where one of all your socks disappear to? Remember free-to-air television programming dominated with news and reality shows, or maybe those…

DISCUSSION POST: Should we be moving to e-libraries to save the planet, or are there ways to keep our books made of recyclable material and environmental impact down? I always make a concerted effort in my life to re-use, recycle, and re-purpose to minimise my footprint on our environment. Even in product choice to limit the amount of forever chemicals that enter the household. But then I turn…

DISCUSSION POST: Is it worth getting traditionally published when the Publishing Houses aren’t effectively marketing you books anymore? Is self-publishing becoming the new norm? This discussion comes from a series of posts from Lili St. Crow, an author I’ve been following since I read her Strange Angel series around ten years ago. She’s been both traditionally published and self-published, and…

It was the first time that have come closer to me, and with a shy way, he has told me: “They will organize everything perfectly. Will have already to all the options of the case, and you will see if we would have to face up to a group of creatures, we will be the winners. I have seen the creature that he has killed: i’ve met her days before, and it was really bigger than Will, and he has killed…

We have looked at them, waiting to hear what they had found.Unconsciously, we have tightened our hands, and we have felt our touch, we have looked at us for just a moment, then we have got back to stare those hungry creatures, who were looking to explain to us what one of them had found, or better yet, what he was about to stumble. Between grunting and a little roar, Jack was making our…

I’ve tightened always more to my only my real rock in those moments, and looking at myself around a bit frightened, i’ve tried to calm me. Luke was looking at me in silence, and little by little he has come closer to me, and with his soft tone of voice, has told me: “You will see that they will get back soon”, and so saying, on my face has born a little smile. I didn’t stick off my glance to…

Even it was an only climb toward of a hill, we have looked at us with wide eyes open. We didn’t know what we have would found at the top of it. Luke has helped me to stand up, and looking at Jack, nervously, we have smile to Jack, who was looking at himself around, and without thinking much, has asked me if i had need some help.I have looked at myself around, and i have told him: “I will try”,…

As soon outside the pub the light was about to obscuring, but the Sula and their companions were doing what they did better. They have accompanied us till to the feet of that hill with their blue soft light. But they have stopped there, explaining that they could not accompany us till to the top because their light would have expired very soon, and they had to recharge themselves, as they had…