Author Archives: Kerry Buchanan

So, summer of 2019 has been a summer of cons, or conventions. Those of us living on the island of Ireland have been really lucky this year, because we had Worldcon in Dublin, followed closely by Eurocon (hosted by Titancon) in Belfast. I was delighted to be invited to participate in both of these hugeContinue reading “All a big Con?”

Every March the women creatives of Northern Ireland band together and go on the rampage. I’m a member of a wonderful, empowering collective called Women Aloud NI (WANI), the brainchild of the talented and ceaselessly energetic Jane Talbot. WANI organises events all year around, but in March, we really change gear. This year, we areContinue reading “March Madness”

I wrote this as a Facebook status a year ago, and a whole bunch of friends have re-shared it this year. I’m so glad that it has brought a little joy and cheer to people at such a dark time of year, that I thought I should share it again here: November, the month whenContinue reading “November Magic”

People talk about March Madness, but for me it’s been Nutty November. In fact, it really boils down to Trying Tuesday, i.e. yesterday. It was a bit hectic. In the morning, as usual, I had to get my elderly dad sorted out with his newspaper, make sure he’d eaten his breakfast and taken his medication.Continue reading “Nutty November”

Today I had the honour of interviewing an exciting new science fiction/fantasy writer, Jo Zebedee, about her new book, The Inheritance Trilogy – book one Abendau’s Heir. Lots of really useful and interesting tips and facts here, as well as a great insight into the work that goes into creating a book for publication: JoContinue reading “Interview with Jo Zebedee”