Category Archives: Blog
I know it’s been a while since I posted anything here, but that doesn’t mean nothing has been happening! It just means I’m lazy and have been mostly posting updates on Facebook and Twitter because it’s faster. Anyway, so here’s where I’m at right now. My crime and sci-fi novels are being looked at by… {read more}
My friend Chris is back! Where did you get the idea for this book? Was there a big moment of inspiration, or was it a slower process? Epicentre grew from the idea or image of a mermaid stalking a beach, looking for someone to drown and hating herself for doing it. I don’t remember where… {read more}
Fellow author Chris Andrews was kind enough to interview me on his blog for a second time, this time to talk about the final book of the Southern Star trilogy!
And in return for my interviewing him, Chris Andrews interviewed me!
And now for a guest interview from my friend and fellow author, Chris Andrews! Chris’s Facebook page Chris’s Amazon profile Character and Structure: An Unholy Alliance Chris’s Story Structure Diagram Chris’s Newsletter sign-up page What prompted you to sit down and write this book? I found most of the classic books on storytelling very… {read more}
I’m on Instagram at last. Right now it’s mostly pictures of my pets, but it’s a start.
And I’m back with another blog post! I know it’s been a while, and I’m sorry for that, but don’t worry; there’s plenty more news coming down the pipeline. For this promotional tour, I and a group of other authors will be talking about one of the series we’ve published. For me, the series chosen… {read more}
Characters tend to die a lot in fiction, for obvious reasons. For one thing it’s an easy way to introduce drama and suspense, and to raise the stakes in dangerous situations. It would after all be a bit silly if you wrote about a war in which none of the named characters died (unless you’re… {read more}
Hey everybody! KJTaylor.com is back up and running at last! Many many apologies for the long absence. The site was temporarily taken down by the service provider thanks to a hack-in by person or persons who I sincerely hope will die a horrible gory death. It took a while to find out how much damage… {read more}
