ness kingsley: writes, reads, rants & rambles
Of all the scenes I’ve ever written, there’s one that stands particularly vivid in my memory. It’s part of a trilogy that I wrote and the character – Nefna – is just having an awful time. Not an ‘arghhh I forgot that my tea was cold and also this isn’t my tea this is old… Continue reading writing wrestling – failure, me, and my characters
It is my firm opinion that Lord Legerwood - found in Heyer's Cotillion - is the best thing since sliced bread, second-hand book shops and a hundred bars of white chocolate.
On pet peeves: It was hard on the poor girl. She loved Harry with all of her heart. This was odd, for only last Saturday she had told Jonny the same thing. We were forced to conclude that she was a Time Lord.
I've decided to join the Beautiful Books link up, hosted by Cait and Skye. 1. How did you come up with the idea for your novel, and how long have you had the idea? Oh it was yonks ago. My youngest brother wanted a book written for him, about a man snatching bloody vengeance. I… Continue reading Beautiful Books – Destiny, Rewrites and Rotten Apples
Click here for Part One. In which Ness takes a past tale and tells its story. Now, whenever I pick up the threads of this story, I time-travel – two years forwards, two years backwards. Spoiled and less spoiled. The story still isn’t finished, in fact, it isn’t all that long. But ‘They Call Me… Continue reading The Tale of a Story Told (Part Two)
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