Hello everyone, just wanted to make a quick post to let all my blog followers know that the second part of The Strongest in the Forest is now live. You can check out Part 2; First Contact, Once Again HERE! I am so excited to finally be sharing this story. The Drids started out as …
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The Strongest in the Forest pt 1
Time for some exciting news everyone; I'm posting another World of Green and Black novella. And no, this isn't an April Fools joke. This story is set roughly 200 years before the previous novella, Neighbour, and follows the titular young Drid's mentor, the Strongest Strategist of the Forest, as she makes first contact with Humans. …
World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Sky-Dominator
Time for another World of Green and Black Featured Creature. This one I'm really excited about, because we're talking sky-dominators. These are a really important creature in the Drid world, and whilst this isn't their first public appearance, they'll play an important role in my upcoming Green and Black novella. I'll get more into that …
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Reviewing the Strugatskys; Roadside Picnic and Monday Starts on Saturday
I like talking about older Science Fiction, but I haven't had a chance to do so in a while. So let's talk about Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Soviet/Russian brothers who wrote dozens of science fiction stories together. They were - according to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction quote on my copy of Monday Starts on …
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World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Drid
So, as I said at the start of the month I want to make more content about my World of Green and Black universe. One thing I've always wanted to do is put together my sketches and make a bestiary of all these weird alien creatures. To start that off, I'm going to try and …
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My 2024 in Review
2024 has been a really big year for me. On a personal note, I got married, which was amazing, as was the New Zealand honeymoon. I've also been studying communication and marketing online, which is good for future career goals, but has unfortunately caused some of my writing projects to be paused, mainly last year's …
New Story: A Short Guide to Lost Literary Works. Also I have Bluesky now.
So got some big news about a little story. And some little news about a big social media network. I'll start with the former, since that is a lot more exciting. I have managed to get a new story published in someone else's publication. 'A Short Guide to Lost Literary Works' is a flash fiction …
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Jayde Holmes 