Game: Assassin’s Creed launched an immersive franchise that continues to grow and push its boundaries. Plus, its roots go back…centuries. Release Date: November 13, 2007 Developer/Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Stealth; assassination and exploration; parkour; open world; 3rd person perspective. Setting: various historical periods; graphics excellent – realistic, detailed, immersive. Storytelling: Historical fiction mixed with real-world historical events and figures. The … Continue reading
My March 19, 2018, post for the A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal day set me on a quest to find the origins of online games, some of these relatively modern and some with ancient roots. Gaming might well be a modern take on an art that is almost timeless – storytelling. A perfect excuse … Continue reading
A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal – #AtoZChallenge #ThemeReveal When I discovered that it was A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal day, I had been relaxing for my day oblivious to the work ahead. I hadn’t even remembered to sign-up – well, in fact, my thoughts were still drifting around what I scribbled down after … Continue reading
I must apologise for this belated review – my own detective work conspired against this getting written. Death in Dulwich (London Murder Mystery #1) by Alice Castle Thirty-something single mum Beth Haldane is forced to become Dulwich’s answer to Miss Marple when she stumbles over a murder victim on her first day at work. To clear … Continue reading
The month seems to have flown by – but then February does that, even when it leaps around…like a March Hare perhaps. That brings us around to another Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly blog post and my chance to knock my erratic thoughts into the round edges of the IWSG voluntary guidance or prompt: March 7 … Continue reading
This is the third Book in the When Women Were Warriors fantasy trilogy and when I reviewed the second book, A Journey of the Heart, I had to read Book 3 at once. I wasn’t disappointed, although I must apologise for this belated review – life & health conspired against this getting written. A … Continue reading
Writing Wings 