Books of Loukas – novella extract coming soon
I will be publishing a novella-length extract from Book 3 of the Books of Loukas this week. Watch for the announcement on the main page.
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Rupert Ramsgate Podcast
A lady friend of mine, who is also an author, is going to interview me this coming Wednesday. The idea is to create my first ever podcast. In order to keep the element of surprise, I told her to not reveal the questions in advance, so I am not going to be able to construct “pat” answers. This will be extemporization (which is, I think, still legal in this part of the world). I expect
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Getting back into Hammering mode
Having made the decision to finish Book 2 of Books of Loukas, I now have to move into Hammering mode. Hammering mode, as those of you who have been reading the Interview series will know, is where the blinkers come on and I sit hunched over the keyboard, hammering out the prose. In order to Hammer successfully, I have to be able to do several important things: Move into the setting of the book, and
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Interview with Rupert Ramsgate – Part 3
In this part of the interview, carried out after dinner, with Merlot in hand, we discuss the Scratchpad idea. I: I am intrigued by…what is it, Scratchpad. What is in it? R: Short answer: a whole heap of stuff, some of which will never see the light of day, and some of which, if shown to regular folks, would cause them to turn a different color and move in the direction of Away. I might
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Interview with Rupert Ramsgate – Part 2
In this part of the interview, as Rupert sat in his study with a cat purring loudly on his lap, we discussed writing style and the approach to creative fiction writing. I: So why did you decide to start writing erotica? R: Well, it was not like a sudden epiphany where I woke up with a start one day, slapped my forehead and said “My son! You need to be writing erotic fiction! Jump to
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