Here you can find a copy of the Historical Notes that accompany The Doctrines of Fire, A Treatise of Air, The Chronicles of Earth, and A Codex of Metal. Caution: These historical notes are featured at the end of each book, so therefore may contain spoilers. *** THE DOCTRINES OF FIRE Some of this actuallyContinue reading “The Edinburgh Doctrines Series – Historical Notes”
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The Doctrines of Fire Preview (Chapters 1 and 2)
Chapter 1 Edinburgh – 9 November 1779 Professor Joseph Black considered himself thirteen years too old for sneaking around cellars investigating rumours of slain medical students. “Did you check under that chair, Joe?” Yet here he was. Black sighed. “Not yet.” His companion and fellow faculty member, William Cullen, paused his rummaging through a cobweb-chokedContinue reading “The Doctrines of Fire Preview (Chapters 1 and 2)”
Coming in 2025…The Edinburgh Doctrines Omnibus Kickstarter
The Edinburgh Doctrines series is drawing to a close…but that presents an unique opportunity for fans to get a special edition hardback featuring books 1-4. If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, it’s a platform that allows fans to bring exciting new projects to life through crowdsourcing funds. And this includes special books! There was alwaysContinue reading “Coming in 2025…The Edinburgh Doctrines Omnibus Kickstarter”
The Doctrines of Fire & SPFBO 9
In mid May, I was one of the 300 indie authors who entered the 2023 Self-Publishing Fantasy Blog Off (SPFBO9) within 41 minutes of submission opening. If you aren’t familiar with SPFBO, I hope that statistic convinces you of its popularity and visibility within the indie SFF community! I’m excited to see how The DoctrinesContinue reading “The Doctrines of Fire & SPFBO 9”
Why I self-published my novels
That’s the first question indie authors have to answer, isn’t it? Most self-published authors have to ask themselves if they wish to seek a traditional publishing deal for their books (i.e. “trad pub”) if they want to take responsibility for everything and upload their manuscripts to distribution sites themselves (i.e. “self pub”). I think myContinue reading “Why I self-published my novels”
Anatomy of a Book Opening: Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
A good novel will hook its reader from the first page. A great novel will lay out the themes and central conflict(s) within the first chapter. Here, I take a look at some of my favourite books, explaining why I believe their openings work so well. Daughters of Night is the sequel to Laura Shepherd-Robinson’sContinue reading “Anatomy of a Book Opening: Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson”
CL Jarvis 