Geoffrey Gudgion
Author
Saxon’s Bane
‘…a richly detailed and complex read that displays all the joys that wonderfully written prose can evoke. That this is a debut novel makes it all the more special and marks Geoffrey Gudgion as a very exciting writer to follow as his craft and storytelling…
DRACA
Jack’s a war hero, haunted by his past. Or is he just haunted? A superbly written, fast-paced, ‘crossover’ novel between literary fiction and subtle horror, with characterisation worthy of Susan Hill and seascapes of a modern Conrad.’ Literary agent Ian Drury, Sheil Land Associates…
The Writer’s Shack
The first question an author is asked is “what do you write?” I’d love to give a crisp, widely-understood answer, but life doesn’t fit into a genre box, so why should literature?
‘Literary Fantasy’ is a little used label, but more defining than ‘Fantasy Fiction’. I write about worlds the reader will recognise. There may be a hint of the supernatural; just a whiff of sulphur amongst the roses.
And where next? The past is a distant country… Perhaps I’ll add ‘historical fantasy’ to my collection of labels.
Thoughts and milestones on the rambling road to publication. Mainly of interest to fellow writers.
The original DRACA: a classic sailing boat
Draca, the eponymous boat at the heart of Geoffrey Gudgion’s novel of that name, was inspired by a real, classic sailing boat, a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter. Here’s the research and the inspiration behind the story.
The Angel in the Marble
The idea for a book came in snippets; not chapters, not even whole sentences, but in a series of ‘what if’ questions. And it all started with an atmospheric sunset at anchor…
Meet George!
DRACA had a great launch with crowdfunding publisher Unbound. This extract from the book is a glimpse into the character of George, a yachtswoman with attitude.