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egradcliff
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Not-quite-young-adult books for take-you-there world building
...by a lifetime imaginer of worlds. If you're looking for recommendations for books with remarkable world building, I have suggestions...
egradcliff
Dec 23, 20211 min read
A Winter Gift
I have illustrated a cozy winter scene for my readers, with characters from my series The Coming of Áed--Éamon, Erin, Ronan and Áed...
egradcliff
Mar 16, 20215 min read
Dark Age Shenaniganery
People on the move--the shenanigans of dark age Anglo Saxon Britain.
egradcliff
Oct 22, 20206 min read
Harmless Magic
I was most certainly not supposed to be born. My father, eighteen, working the streets; my mother, twenty-one, a servant in the household of
egradcliff
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Taking Up My Pen, Without Words
The run up to launching a book has lots of moving parts. Sometimes it's good to take a breather, and my go-to respite is drawing.
egradcliff
Apr 21, 20203 min read
Why NOT Writing is Good for My Writing
While writing is my #1 creative outlet, varying the type of my creative output helps me write better.
egradcliff
Feb 15, 20203 min read
Settling the Score, Music Sets the Scene
If you've ever loved a movie score, you know how music can set the tone of a scene or the personality of a character.
egradcliff
Nov 5, 20193 min read
Untitled Document
Writers and words may seem like obvious friends, but wringing a story out of an arrangement of words can be exhilarating--or frustrating.
egradcliff
Oct 8, 20191 min read
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and we're proud to announce the availability of The Hidden King in a dyslexic-friendly print format.
egradcliff
Aug 27, 20191 min read
My Darling Beasts (1)
Meet Bernice. I conjured her and her siblings while left alone with a pen and the back of a map. Drawing, inspires my writing...
egradcliff
May 2, 20191 min read
The Writing Prevention Police
I love my cat, Emrys. And Emrys loves me--especially when I'm writing. Which gives "writer's block" a whole new meaning. When he's not...
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