9 Tips for Writing Fight Scenes
Fight scenes are good to add drama and conflict in your story. I gathered these tips from my own experience …
Author Archives: Ruth Ellen Parlour
Book Cover Design – Short Story
What do you think of this cover design? It’s for my short story ‘free’ which was originally called ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ but …
The Problem With Publishing from Phillip Pullman
I just thought I’d share this snippet from Phillip Pullman’s speech – Leave Libraries Alone. I thought it was very …
Wildflowers Book Cover Design
My good friend Sally Stephenson asked me to produce a book cover for her debut novel Wildflowers (a YA war/romance/lesbian). …
Ask Yourself these Writing Questions
As a writer, this exercise helps us to analyse how we write and makes us think about it. Here’s my answers… …
Friday Snippet – God Slayer
A short snippet that demonstrates some of my world’s culture, from my current WIP God Slayer. Enjoy 🙂 Zeig and …
Friday Snippet – God Slayer
This is a piece of dialogue from the first draft of my current WIP God Slayer. It’s far from perfect …
Book Cover Design – Experimenting with Fonts
Choosing a font for your cover is hard to get right and you should take careful consideration before deciding. Hopefully …
My Influences – Studio Gibli and Princess Mononoke
One of my biggest influences in my writing is films from the Studio Gibli collection. For those who don’t know, …
Friday Snippet – Godslayer
Just a short snippet from a chapter I edited yesterday. It’s still in the draft stage so wont be perfect. …