by Stephen Oliver | Oct 24, 2022 | Interview, Writing
You may remember that I mentioned being interviewed last month on Fenland Youth Radio. Their remit is encouraging commitment, determination, hard work, and, most importantly, having fun. Bringing the youth of today and the experienced together to work to provide a...
by Stephen Oliver | May 29, 2022 | Writing
by Stephen Oliver | Jan 25, 2022 | Writing
I’ve been a creative person for much of my life, but it’s only recently that I’ve begun to think about what exactly that means. First of all, what is creativity? If you ask a hundred people, you’ll very probably get a hundred different answers, each of which is in...
by Stephen Oliver | Jan 4, 2022 | Writing
Those who know Roman mythology will remember that January is named for the god Janus, patron of beginnings and endings. Here’s a story I wrote some time ago about the shenanigans he might get up to today. Janus It’s essential to have the right one in charge. An...
by Stephen Oliver | Jun 21, 2021 | Publishing, Writing
I complained to my mother the other day because I had just received another raft of rejections and was being ignored by a whole load of other agents and publishers. I’m “only” selling short stories, despite having sent out queries for my dark urban fantasy anthology...