My Writing Goals for 2024
New Year is a terrible time for resolutions. We make them because we feel under pressure to do so, not because we really want to. We “ought” to go on that diet or join the gym, and the commitment quickly runs out because it comes from outside. Far better...
Introducing Loshi vi Assarid — The Thief of Shimeth
Back in the late 1970s, I wrote a short story called The Gift of the Outcast. It was a deliberate attempt to write something that was closer to traditional sword & sorcery than the more elaborate fantasy I was writing. It concerned a young thief, Loshi, in a city...
Stephen Oliver, Purveyor of the Paranormal
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What is the Writing Gym?
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Rotary Club
Yesterday, I gave a talk to a Rotary Club meeting in New Hampshire from here in England via Zoom, organised by Annalisa, my writing coach. I told them about being a writer and author, winning prizes, and read them one of the stories from Paranormal City: Bogeyman Blues. They...
Whittlesey Women’s Institute
On Tuesday evening, I gave a talk about my book “Unleash Your Dreams” to Whittlesey WI (Women's Institute). After a Q&A, we had coffee and cakes together, and I got a chance to chat with the ladies. I sold a few copies of my book, including one that was...
Whittlesey Women’s Institute
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The Author’s Voice Interview
Today, Donnie Lansdale interviews me on the podcast The Author’s Voice, sponsored by the Writers Forum Facebook page. For those of you who prefer reading, I’m including a transcript. The Interview Donnie Lansdale: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story.”— Zora Neil Hurston. Welcome to the...
Books List on Video
In addition to experimenting with a book trailer, I've also been working to make a video featuring all my books. Most of them are anthologies where I have one or more stories.
What do you think of it?
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