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The aim of Mechanical Hamster is not only to provide discursive essays on writing in general - and sci-fi and fantasy in particular - but also to provide a window into the life of a writer and the writing experience/ process. The tone is very much that of

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Wrestling With Shadows*

Dec 16, 2009
* a no-Prize for knowing the reference. With signings underway, it seems a good time to talk a bit about Shadow King. Let’s get the basics out of the way. Shadow King is a Black Library novel in the Time of Legends series, part two of The Sundering...

Signing Dates

Nov 24, 2009
No, I’ll not be putting my moniker on dried fruit, but here’s a list of my signing events through December and January: Shadow King is out in December Warhammer World, 5th December GW Loughborough, 12th December GW Cheltenham, 19th December And...

Radio Silence

Nov 9, 2009
This is an apology in advance to Hamsterites for a quiet period over the next few weeks while I concentrate on finishing The Crown of the Blood. My first non-Black Library novel is coming on really well and worldwide release has been confirmed for June...

If You Can't Take The Heat…

Nov 3, 2009
A short while ago a comment asked how, as a writer and games designer, I deal with criticism (apologies to the person that asked the question, I trawled through all of the many comments but couldn’t find you again…). So, this is the Mechanical...

Authors Out and About

Oct 22, 2009
This Saturday I and a rabble of other authors will be descending on the Watford Colloseum for GamesFest 4. Not only is the show a celebration of all types of gaming – miniatures, RPGs, computer games, CCGs – it also hosts an impressive array of writers...




Eliza W.
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  Gav Thorpe doesn't update a great deal, but when he does, anyone interested in the art of creative writing should stop and pay attention to what he has to say. It can be hard to find advanced thoughts on the writing craft: his ideas and experience make this blog well worth a visit, and stay to dig through the archives while you're at it.
Posted 1/19/09 7:01 PM