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Category: Observations

SFFWORLD: Best of the Decade

Reviewing the Reviews

January 17, 2021 Shellie Horst

Almost an entire year has passed and my marketing department is having kittens; I’ve co-ordinated two HumberSFF meet ups and…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Observations, Science Fiction, SFFWORLD REVIEW Filed under: Debut Authors, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Ornamental Snowman in a frosty field.

The Window Between Time

December 29, 2019 Shellie Horst

Unless you are a primary carer, work in retail, customer care, the emergency services, or NHS, the void between the…

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Posted in: General, Observations Filed under: Time Out

Reasons to go to a Writing Group

January 30, 2018 Shellie Horst

After working for months on something that won’t see light any time soon, I had the chance to consider what…

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Posted in: Observations, Writing Filed under: Hornsea Writers, How to write better, Writing Groups, Writing Skills

Living in a fantasy world

October 12, 2016 Shellie Horst 1 Comment

When I opened my curtains this morning onto a non-descript autumn day, I found a rainbow waiting outside my window.…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Hull, Hull 2017, Observations, Writing Filed under: #Hull2017, Fantasy, Fruit Market Hull. #Amwriting, HMS Bounty, Humber Bridge, Lord Poppy, Princes Street Hull, Split World Series, Writing Inspiration

Do Your Research: A Guide to Avoiding Trouble.

August 17, 2016 Shellie Horst 2 Comments

I’m working with some amazingly dedicated small presses across on SFFWorld, and they are dedicated to getting the job right.…

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Posted in: Observations, Writing Filed under: #amediting, #pubtip, Small Press, Writing

The Value of Words

April 21, 2016 Shellie Horst

Words are everywhere. We don’t realise just how much we use them, even when there aren’t any actively visible. We…

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Posted in: Observations, Reading, Writing

Gratitude on an Epic Level.

January 3, 2016 Shellie Horst 2 Comments

The fantasy world’s 2016 started with G R R Martin telling the world, “I’m not done yet.”I can’t imagine the…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Observations, Reading Filed under: Epic Fantasy, Game Of Thrones, GRRM, Winds of Winter

Thank you 2015…

December 31, 2015 Shellie Horst

Uh-huh…it’s that end of the year post. It’s in our nature to reflect and move forward, make a bucket of…

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Posted in: General, Observations

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