POSTED ON: July 29, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, Friday Favourites
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By Hodderscape Team
In this, the month that London burned with 30 degree heat, the Hodderscape team escaped immolation with graphic novels and magicians.
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POSTED ON: July 26, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Fantasy, Rebecca Levene
By Ranvinder Singh
You’re not always the good guy, and you know that. Neither are the good side that exciting, with their boringly virtuous and vapidly persistent pursuit of piety. No, we want a portal to that other side, that black and grey world where motives are uncertain and sticking a knife into your friend’s back seems, well, kind of like a good idea. Fiction, after all, is about escapism, and goodness and light is sometimes a little bit too sickeningly familiar.
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By Hodderscape Team
Can you tell your mysteriously cloaked wizard from your mysteriously cloaked assassin? Take our quiz and find out!
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POSTED ON: July 19, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Extract, Paul Crilley
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In which our not so heroic hero returns home only to find that he forgot his dog’s sherry. Don’t you hate it when that happens?
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POSTED ON: July 15, 2016
FILED UNDER: Film, Television
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By Hodderscape Team
Ghostbusters has hit screens, and while we do advocate the exorcism of harmful ghosts bent on mass destruction – there are a few ghosts we’re rather fond of. So today we’re showing our appreciation for ghosts.
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POSTED ON: July 14, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, News
TAGS: Open Submissions
By Anne Perry
We’re finished! We have read and responded to slightly under 1,500 authors. So here’s everything you need to know now.
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POSTED ON: July 12, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, Competition
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By Fleur Clarke
Poison City contains one very poorly behaved dog. He drinks. He swears. He disrespects his owner. He drinks some more. Naturally, we can’t wait for you to meet him. To celebrate his imminent arrival, we’re giving you the chance to win a hardback of Poison City by shaming your very own poorly behaved pet.
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POSTED ON: July 8, 2016
FILED UNDER: Friday Favourites, Fun Stuff
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By Anne Perry
Giants! They’re big, sometimes they eat people, and sometimes they’re friendly (like the BFG, who inspired today’s post). Today the team chooses their favourite giants, because of course we all have favourite giants. Who doesn’t?
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POSTED ON: July 7, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Writing Advice; Open Submissions
By Anne Perry
Why include a synopsis with a manuscript? And how do you write one, anyway? What makes a good synopsis good? Today we’ll talk you through the basics (and give you a very silly example or two.)
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POSTED ON: July 5, 2016
FILED UNDER: Fun Stuff
TAGS: Events and exhibitions
By Sarah Kennedy
From Shakespeare to Discworld, unashamedly geeky events and exhibitions taking place this summer.
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