Hanna Delaney is a horror, sci fi and urban fantasy author from Liverpool, UK.
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Things people get wrong about indie publishing.
The truth about indie publishing. Here are some classic myths people love to perpetuate about self-publishing (indie publishing) and traditional publishing. Which ones have you heard before?
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Oceanus: The Inspiration Behind This Science Fiction Mystery Thriller.
Oceanus is a science fiction mystery novel and when I was writing it, I drew inspiration from many sources, many of them not very obvious based on the blurb alone. A starship drifts, its crew gone. The planet it orbits has no name. Survivors are separated on the surface. Exhausted. Hunted. Lost. The longer they stay,…
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Nightbitch review: Magical realism, motherhood and transformation.
Review of this feral, familiar tale of motherhood and transformation.
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Ghosts, Gothic mansions and Ancient Egyptian Curses: The Shade In The Sands.
Inspired by classic Egyptian horror stories such as Lot 249 and The Ring Of Thoth, I published The Shade In The Sands And Other Stories last year. It is a collection of short Gothic stories centred around the historical phenomenon of Victorian and Edwardian Egyptomania. You can read a sample of The Shade In The…
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Interview with AP Murphy, speculative literary writer of bizarre and horror fiction to name a few things.
‘nothing that is human is alien to me’. Every book, except I suppose for the most utterly trashiest, has something you can learn from, even if it’s just what you don’t want to do. Great writing starts with great reading, and great reading starts with the Melville-based canon and then branches out, forward and backward,…
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A surprising, short history of coffee.
A British character is drinking coffee in your Edwardian novel? It’s not as unrealistic as you think.
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Things no one tells you about releasing your first book.
Six things I wish I’d known before publishing my first book. If you’re writing your debut novel, you might find these tips useful.
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Mystery sci fi thriller novels to read. Books that blend mystery and sci fi.
Here is a list of books that combine the sci fi thriller with mystery and other sub-genres. The mystery genre is full of ways to seek the truth, and in many ways, so is science fiction. These books all fall under the speculative fiction umbrella but are mysteries. Read on to see what you should…
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Gothic horror is still horror. The main difference between Gothic horror and horror.
Below is a quick guide to the main differences between Gothic horror and horror, but scroll down to find a more in-depth overview of the genres. Feature Horror Gothic horror Main goal To shock, terrify or disgust the audience. To create an atmosphere of dread and unease. Too unsettle. Source of fear Overt physical threat…
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Occult detective novels to read.
Occult detective novels blend the traditional detective and mystery tropes with urban fantasy, dark fantasy and horror. Here is a list of occult detective novels and/or series to try. 1. The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. This is a series of supernatural mystery novels featuring occult detective Harry Dresden. Dresden is a wizard working as…