VGarlandJun 73 minsearch and learnWriting a book set in another time and place often means a lot of research. Some writers of the genre like to invent amazing magical...
VGarlandNov 5, 20213 minArt/writingI've often thought of the similarities and differences between a visual artist and a word artist, or author. Some art, like some writing...
VGarlandAug 25, 20213 minFriends and booksDo you have any books which you think of like friends? Perhaps you have known them for a long time, and, reliably, they bring you comfort...
VGarlandAug 5, 20212 minBack to work!After I finish a book, I always take a couple of months off before I start the next one. It gives me time to enjoy some reading and to...
VGarlandMay 21, 20212 minWorld Bee DayIt was World Bee Day yesterday (May 20th) and I thought I would write a little about this fascinating creature which features so...
VGarlandMay 10, 20213 minReading and ScribingAs I write this blogpost on my laptop computer, I have been musing on the ways in which we, in our world, read and write, and how it...
VGarlandApr 22, 20212 minDays, months, years, Ages...Many readers are especially interested in the way in which the Oramian and Kashiqi calendars are organised and in how they compare to our...
VGarlandApr 15, 20212 minTrade in oramia and kashiqReaders will be familiar with the markets of Oramia and Kashiq, but I thought it might be interesting to write a little more about them,...
VGarlandMar 31, 20211 minTravel to Kashiq!Hi everyone! Once again, apologies for not doing very well at keeping up with my blog! I am resolved to do better! I have great news for...
VGarlandJun 5, 20202 minHow's it going?Hello everyone! I know its been quite some time since I last wrote on my blog, for which I apologise. We have found ourselves in a...
VGarlandJan 8, 20203 min belief in oramiaToday's blog post will be around the subject of belief in the land of Oramia which we discover in Flammeus, the first book of The...
VGarlandNov 22, 20192 minWhat about the next book? So...what everyone wants to know is...how is the next book in The Emberjar series coming along? When will it be out? Can you give us any...
VGarlandOct 14, 20193 mincan you be an alpha beta reader?So what is a beta reader, and, perhaps more importantly, how can you be an alpha beta reader? A beta reader is a reader who reads an...
VGarlandSep 30, 20192 minPlotter or pantser? One of the questions you often get asked as an author is how you plan your books. Are you a plotter or a pantser? A plotter is a writer...
VGarlandSep 15, 20193 minAm I In It? Or are you? One of the things which seems to be of most interest to people when they find out that you have written a novel is the matter of where...
VGarlandAug 28, 20192 minThe work behind the word count...People like to ask writers what they have written. Sometimes its a word count they are after. But which words do they mean? For every...
VGarlandAug 17, 20193 minAuthor Assist? Today's blog focuses on the ways in which friends and supporters of authors, especially indie authors such as myself, can play their part...
VGarlandAug 8, 20192 minWhat? No dragons?I wanted to write today about the thorny issue of genre and pigeonholing( or should that be dragonholing?) Writing as someone who...
VGarlandAug 1, 20193 minWriting is an art..." Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful...
VGarlandJul 23, 20191 minpublication day!The e-book of Flammeus is now live on Amazon! The paperback version will be following shortly, once Amazon have completed their review...