samanthaastrosmithOct 224 min readThe Tower TavernsDeciding where my central family could live and work within the Tower was relatively easy as there has long been a history of drinking...
samanthaastrosmithSep 295 min readCharacters in Search of a MinstrelI had my setting – next I needed characters to populate the Tower and of course what all authors call a hook. I had this vague idea of...
samanthaastrosmithAug 296 min readResearch: Fact v FictionI am a historian who loves research and nothing gives me greater pleasure than finding facts that I can use in my books. I can spend days...
samanthaastrosmithJul 284 min readErin - The Nut-Loving Raven - A TributeThe raven stopped pecking the eyeball in the severed head and listened to the voice carried on the wind’ So begins Chapter 2 of Tower of...
samanthaastrosmithJul 163 min readPulling Down The Walls - Creating My SettingWriting fiction means creating a world for your characters to live in whether it’s modern-day New York, 1930s Berlin or a fantasy world...
samanthaastrosmithJun 92 min readA Desk of One's Own: where I find my writing mo-joI have never been good at writing at home – I am too easily distracted by the sudden desire to clean all the cupboards, hoover all the...