• Life,  Writing

    Research, Exploitation, and the Truth

    Research is fascinating, and I LOVE it! Send me on a research trip and I'll be head down/bum up for the entire time.  Now, I know I said at the start of this year I was going to have two/three books going at the same time, so I wouldn't get so bogged down like I did with Rise, but 2022 just hasn't worked out that way.

  • Writing

    Blood and Moonlight

    Moonlight’s kind of romantic, isn’t it? A whimsical soft light that adorns the world, turning everything a shade of blue/grey… (Insert screeching brake sound here.) But wait.Blood in moonlight doesn’t sound so romantic, yet that’s what I needed to research in one of my writing sessions. Actually, what colour is blood in moonlight?My brain jumped to the usual rational conclusions and acted all sure of itself, but I wasn’t convinced. Helloooo Google! What did I just read?Must be some dud site.No, here it is again.Blood, in moonlight… is red. Seems I’m not only a sceptic of my brain’s opinion, but Google’s as well. I needed to see it with my own eyes. I…