There was a zombie staring at me when I woke up this morning. It was a fleeting glimpse, a remnant of my dreamscape that lingered on the cusp of consciousness and dismissed in an instant. It was enough to see he was an ugly fella - bloodshot eyes, shredded lips coated in blood and spittle, …
Category: Zombies
My Zombie Christmas
Rather than indulge in lovely Christmassy things - choccies, roast taters, nibbles, Bailey's over ice to name but a few, my body decided it ought to conduct some much-needed research into what it would feel like to become a zombie. As with a real zombie infection, I wasn't given a choice. Nice huh? Zombie Eve. …
The secret lives of characters
Characters in books are real people. They are born from the mind of an author who observes the people around them. Their inner writer, the always vigilant note taker, keeps an eye out for interesting personalities, quirks, idiosyncrasies, habits, sayings, mannerisms and everything in between. Writers may copy and paste an entire real life personality …
Beats, Tags, DayZ and running from zombies
Ever have one of those unexpected weeks where you learn a lot about yourself? I guess we all learn something new every day, or at least we should otherwise we might as well be toasters, or some other more or less inanimate object. In an effort to write at least one post per week I …
My Undead 2013
Bloggers have a habit of starting the new year with a recap of the previous one - where they've been, achievements fulfilled, goals for the year ahead, high-five moments and all that jazz. I guess I could bang on about the gorgeous UK summer or which of my posts I'm most proud of, but as …
Dave Farmer 