Author Archives: EJD
Fairy Tales and Female Leads
First published on the 29th September 2010 on The Cola Factory. Third in our series ‘My Fantasy World’, author and zombie shoe owner Emma Jane Davies pulls back the curtain on what inspired her to get into writing fantasy. Fantasy and science fiction have always been a part of my life. I grew up in [...]
Little Mint Balls
A few months ago at a writer’s convention, I asked a friend of mine, a published author, to tell me his life story. It began like this: “I sent off a short story to Interzone, and they sent me a form letter rejection, and I didn’t write again for over ten years.” The same thing [...]
The Best Laid Schemes
I planned nothing. I planned to spend at least six months alone before I even began to look. I thought – it will be good for me to be single for a while. I thought – I will be able to get lots of writing done. I will build myself a little life. It will [...]
On the Crux of the Year
Some of you may have noticed that I seem a little ‘off’ lately. I have made cryptic posts online. In real life, I may have seemed subdued. This is because Jamie and I are splitting up, as of two weeks ago today. We have been together for just shy of ten years, the anniversary would [...]
Fixing Clunky Prose
Clumsy and clunky phrases in your novel can act as a form of authorial intrusion and can put off your reader. Charlie Jane has sensible things to say about correcting bad phraseology in your novel. My own edits are quite similar. These are the words and phrases I search for and try to fix. 1. [...]
Amy Pond's Legs, and Amy Pond's Brain
[Edit - this is a revised and expanded version of the original post, based on the very useful feedback that everyone has given me (particularly Saxon!). Thank you.] I like Amy Pond. I like that she’s hot, I like that she’s sexy. I would like to see more Amy Pond on the television. If Amy [...]
