In the novella we follow one family as they struggle through the last day. Ky, a young, good-natured boy who was born into an apocalyptic world. His grandfather Brandon: grumpy, old and waiting to die to join his wife Lilly. Brandon’s […]
The Representative by Thomas H. Cullen is a completely unique approach to writing a book, often with less that two sentences per page with many spaces and blank pages between, with an empty black cover. The writing follows a prose-like form, and speaks of a father and daughter, Mariel and Croyan and their relationship, which is enveloping the latter’s current three-Trokan crisis.
This book employs a writing technique that the author insists is “precise”, but it will be up to the reader to both decipher the need for this layout and the actual meaning behind the style of writing. One […]
Kente Cromwell is murdered for committing adultery with a neighbor’s wife and as a result, given demonic powers, freeing himself of Purgatory in order to return to Earth and seek avengement for his death. But a terrible war has broken out on Earth between good and evil and he will have to make a choice: to join forces with the demon who brought him back, as one of many soldiers who follow him including a band of vampires, or become a vampire slayer with the angel he […]
A fascinating and well-researched historical account tracks the endless death and fear endured in the Civil War as two men, previously fishing buddies Zach and Luke, enlist to fight for their cause, on opposite sides of the line. The meticulous attention to detail brings the book – and the Civil War – alive in all its bloody terror.
Not only will the book tug at heartstrings, but it is a book that will teach the reader a lot about the War and its […]
Raita Jauhiainen is the winner of the SPR Full Moon Awards 2014 Science Fiction Prize for her novel, Alliance.125: Hirunda, The First Book. She lives in Finland, and the Alliance.125 series is her first foray into writing fiction.
Tell us about your winning book.
Hirunda, The First Book is written in the voice of four lead characters who live in the post-apocalyptic world, where nations no longer exist. The story takes place in the capital city of the world nation, Gavialis. In Gavialis there are seven circles in total, from which the seventh forms the core of the city and […]
Dakota Kemp is the winner of the Full Moon Awards 2014 Fantasy Prize for his book, The Arrival. Dakota hails from the Oklahoma Panhandle in the US.
Tell us about your winning book.
The Arrival is an epic, medieval fantasy set in the world of Vrold. The plot weaves the lives of several different characters into one tale, centered around an investigation into a series of deadly attacks that has plunged two powerful city-states into war. I like to think that The Arrival has something for every reader because it’s as much a mystery, drama, action/adventure, military epic, spy thriller, […]
What are we talking about when we discuss the “voice” of the character you have created in your book? We’re discussing the way in which your character communicates with others in dialogue, but also how the character thinks and narrates to your reader. This is more than just how your character talks. This is the whole inner world of your character.
1. Physical Aspects
Your character needs to be able to communicate from within the body you gave them. A deformed mouth may mean no talking out loud, but the character can think and communicate to the reader. If your […]