Improbable Press Blog

By Darcy Lindbergh Writing The Watches of the Night was about really getting back into the canon of Sherlock Holmes and picking it apart at the seams, trying to sort out where I could elbow my own way in. Conan Doyle's writing is really such a joy to read, and comparing the original stories to some of the academia that has sprouted up around it – both the traditionally-accepted and the more creative lines of thinking – to decide how I wanted to follow it along was a really fascinating job. As with any writing, there was a ton of...

Yes I’m a little tardy, but I'm here to celebrate Bisexual Awareness five days late and to shout out that we want, we want, we so very much want your books with bisexual characters. We want the gamut of LGBTQIA+ people, and though I know you know what those letters stand for just in case I'll say it super-clear: we would love to see a novel from you with lesbian characters, gay, bisexual and trangender characters, we want your queer and intersex and asexual characters and yep, yes demi and pan and hetero, too. We love publishing erotic and romantic...

Y'know, if you ever wanted to make a prompt for a future Thursday, I'd love to see what you'd create in this approximate style to inspire us. There are no rules on what you should do with these words and images, remember that. If they prompt you to write about a pencil falling in love with a piece of paper, if you never use the word concussion, sea, or coffee, you met the writing challenge anywho, cause here you came and here you wrote. So you do you, I'll do me, and hopefully you're as regularly surprised by what you...

* Your novel, a mystery-romance-delicious-ghost story, has been out for four months now, what does that feel like? Time is a strange thing right now, isn’t it? Honestly it still feels really fresh to look up and see my book on the shelf. All the wonderful readers' feedback has been a much appreciated source of delight and motivation. I’m excited to see where this 'being a published author' thing goes next. * What are you working on now? I’ve been incredibly busy since lockdown began, but I’m pleased to say that I have managed to get some words onto the...

Another week, another writing challenge for you. Yes this is woeful late but here it is, with unbalanced bees (maybe) and courage, and a fake lawn to make you think real words about…what? Those of you who come to write for these wee prompts, each week do you have an idea already bubbling, or do you look at what I've shared here and think, "I got nuthin"?Me, that's what I'm always thinking. Nuthin'. There's no there, there. No mystery, no fantasy, no story about space aliens or river goddesses or martyrs. I look at what I myself have made and...