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.
Crowdfunding success for Draca!
With the help of 250 supporters, Draca has achieved crowdfunding success and reached the threshold for Unbound to publish.
Draca: Sailing towards a Literary Festival launch
Draca is on track to launch at Chalfont St Giles literary festival in May 2020. At 93% now, & need to make that 100% by mid Sept to meet publisher Unbound’s threshold of pre-orders. 50% royalties to Combat Stress. Free book of short stories for pledgers.
When worlds collide
As anyone who has read Saxon’s Bane knows, I like to write stories where worlds collide. Not, I hasten to add, in the astronomical sense; I don’t write Science Fiction, but I do like the past to echo in the present. Even better, to…