Monthly Archives: October 2012

The Romantic Spellchecker

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Frank

I’m delighted to have a short story published in an anthology, the proceeds of which will go to the charity Eaves for Women (more details below). The book is called Pick ’N’ Mix: Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com My short story is An … Continue reading →

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The Bisexual Question

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Frank

In erotica, it’s fairly common for women to be bisexual, and also (but to a far lesser extent) men too. In love stories, however, bisexuality is not seen as a positive, and is seen almost as a threat. Worse, bisexuality … Continue reading →

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Tired of all the sex?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Frank

I’m sort-of reading these two paranormal romances at the moment: Samson’s Lovely Mortal; My Lady Vampire – Book One. In both of these, the male lead is a handsome vampire with rippling muscles (er, okay, I suppose), wealthy (must be … Continue reading →

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Suzie

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Frank

In the ten years since finishing Kings of Infinite Space, I have often flirted with prequels and sequels and other unrelated ideas for new novels, but nothing grabbed me and said, Here’s a story! It’s ironic, therefore, that Suzie and … Continue reading →

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The Hunger – Vampire Music?

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Frank

Bela Lugosi’s Dead – a fantastic beginning to one of the best vampire films ever: The Hunger. In 2006, while in Brisbane for a conference, I spotted a music shop and went rummaging, and a CD of Schubert Piano Sonatas … Continue reading →

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Morningside

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Frank

Vampire novels give the author an opportunity to explore themes of immortality by spanning time, placing the character(s) into various historical contexts. As such, vampire novels can stray deep into historical fiction territory. I really enjoyed Blood and Ice, for … Continue reading →

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The Inevitability Of Evil

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Frank

Megan Cashman, author of The Dark Proposal, has written an interesting blog about the evolution of vampires that touches on many of the themes I’ve been obsessing about lately. Megan is differentiating between younger vampires still coming to terms with … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Vampires

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Frank

There’s a lot of obsession with the powers of vampires. Partly it’s down to the various interpretations of the mythology, but a lot of it is an incursion of superpowers. Sexual prowess is an obvious one. Mythology would mostly suggest … Continue reading →

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Toothless Vampires

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Frank

I find it rather difficult to read modern vampire fiction, and I’m trying to work out why. I think it’s a reaction to how the author tries to humanise them. In paranormal romance and urban / dark fantasy, there are … Continue reading →

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The error of my ways

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Frank

Kings of Infinite Space, my first novel, was written between 1998 and 2000. This is an epic fantasy of over 184,000 words. I mention this only to excuse the presence of numerous errors – mostly spelling errors, and duplicate or … Continue reading →

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