Category: A Writer’s Journal
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Writing with intrusive / distractive thoughts
A blog article about British science fiction and fantasy author E.M. Faulds’ take on dealing with neurodivergence / ADHD when writing.
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I wish I’d written a bad story
Warning for high salt-content. I’m tired. I’m not the only one. I was discussing with a fellow author this morning, about how it feels like the Hunger Games* out there. Authors scrabbling and brawling for scraps of attention and approval in a machine designed to chew us up and spit us out. So Long Katniss…
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E.M. Faulds 2024 Awards Eligibility
If you’ve read something I’ve published in 2024 and liked it, please do put it forward for an appropriate award. Recognition for my work helps me get more pieces published, and helps more readers find me! Here’s a list of possibilities.
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BFA win
So, Under the Moon ended up winning the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection 2023. I had not seen it coming. I was up against some amazing writers, and still can’t quite believe it. But it did happen, so I guess on to the next thing. It took me a long time to put this…
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A moodboard for Under the Moon
A taster of some of the elements of Under the Moon. Click the link to go to Ghost Moth Press to grab it!
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Wednesday Words
I’ll be putting out little snippets regularly and you can find them around about including on my Mastodon, Instagram, and *shudder* Twitter feeds. They’ll feature little insights into the stories and characters that populate my brain and my books. Don’t forget, you can get a masterkey into these worlds buy going to GhostMothPress.com and spending…
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Mastodon
I finally broke. Though Twitter had been my online home and source of a wonderful bookish community, I am making the move to Mastodon at least for now. Come find me at https://wandering.shop/web/@EMFaulds I’m new to the site and while it has its limitations, for now I’m getting a much more genuine experience due to…
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Scrivener templates
Or, how to stop you tearing your hair out each time you start a new project. A friend was having trouble and rather than write a long twitter thread that no-one will ever find again, I decided to update the content on my blog for once! Heh. Thanks, Russell! Okay, so you got your Scriv…