Allaigna’s Song
Author Archives: JM Landels
Striking From the Saddle
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. The final item on the Green Spur checklist … Continue reading
Cover Reveal!
I know, I know, I’ve neglected this blog for months. What can I say? I’ve been busy! But this is pretty exciting … the beautiful cover for Allaigna’s Song: Overture painted by Melissa Mary Duncan with layout and font design by Kris Sayer. I … Continue reading
Posted in Allaigna's Song, Artwork, Pulp Literature
Tagged Allaigna's Song, Kris Sayer, Melissa Mary Duncan
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Brothers, Sisters, and Lullabies
With the Something Novel campaign in full swing, I thought maybe now would be a good time to share the first chapter of Allaigna’s Song: Overture for those who haven’t had a glimpse yet … Allaigna’s Song: Overture JM Landels … Continue reading
Stella Ryman, a sleuth for all ages
Have I mentioned how much I love Mel Anastasiou’s Stella Ryman and the Fairmount Manor Mysteries? Of course, I may be biased. I was there when Stella was born, in Mel’s beautiful house on Bowen Island, overlooking the water, with … Continue reading
How Not to Cut Your Horse
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in March 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. The Eight Cuts, Contorted for the Saddle … Continue reading
Pulp Literature: Something Novel
Yes, the rumours are true: Pulp Lit is branching into novel publishing, and the first buds of this offshoot will be Mel Anastasiou‘s Stella Ryman and the Fairmount Manor Mysteries and my own Allaigna’s Song: Overture. This has been a … Continue reading
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Tagged Allaigna's Song, Kickstarter, Pulp Literature, Something Novel, Stella Ryman
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Mounted Mechanics
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in March 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Last week we took a brief tour … Continue reading
Getting Your Feet Wet
On Tuesday November 8th I’ll be giving a talk at the Royal City Literary Arts Society entitled ‘Getting Your Feet Wet‘. It’s about submitting to literary journals and magazines as stepping stone in your writing career, but really, what does … Continue reading
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Tagged literary journals, Royal City Literary Arts Society, submissions
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The Mounted Arsenal
This post was originally published on Academie Duello‘s blog in March 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Swordplay Knowledge: mounted weaponry Aside from knowing … Continue reading
Death Throes of Dinosaurs
What we are witnessing in America, and around the world really, is the noisy death throes of sexist, racist, and homophobic culture. The world as a whole is not as bad as it was 100, 50, or even 20 … Continue reading
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Tagged blacklivesmatter, Donald Trump, notallmen, US election, yesallwomen
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