The Virian Chronicler

I'm somewhat of a rebel when it comes to obeying rules and style guides.   Standing in the dock now, facing the judge and jury.   I plead guilty on multiple counts. I refuse to ditch all adverbs from my writing.   It doesn't make me lazy.   Adverbs are a legitimate part of language and they have their place. I utterly reject "Show, don't tell" and I've blocked people on social media for criticising my stance as regards this.   While I get that info-dumping can be tedious for readers, I remain of the view that a book is a book and not a movie.   There's a great example of over-showing that I saw recently on a writing tutorial blog, whereby someone "showed" the exact procedure needed to get into a car and drive it away.   It was a long, overly detailed paragraph which I have dubbed a "show-dump".   Then underneath there was the simple sentence "She got in her car and drove away".   There are many things that we kn...

My latest author interview, dated 24th January 2020, conducted by friend and fellow author, Sue Baron. 1. Please tell us a little about yourself. I’m a self-published author and I’m married to a home-based rock musician.   We’re on the alternative side in our lifestyle.   We don’t keep what most people would call regular hours.   I consider myself a goth-hippie hybrid with a little nerdiness thrown in. 2. What do you write (genre, length)? My main genre is fantasy, both epic and urban, in a modern-day setting.   My novels tend to be on the long side, especially the later ones. 3. What is/are your current project/s? Please give us some details. I’m currently working on a fantasy series called The Vyrdigaan Prophecies , consisting of four novels.   The first and last novels in the series are drafted and awaiting revision and editing.   I’m in the midst of writing the first draft of what will be the second in the series, titled ...