Listening to a sequence of sounds has no obvious survival value for humans. Yet according to a 2001 study by neuroscientists at the University of Montreal, music has the same effect on our brains as sex and good food. Why? It could be because with music we get whatever emotion…
Who is Duncan Lay? Duncan Lay is the author of two best-selling Australian fantasy trilogies, the Dragon Sword Histories and the Empire Of Bones, both published by HarperCollins. His new series, The Last Quarrel, will be published by Momentum Books. Episode 1 will be out on January 22, 2015 in…
No matter what your vocation in life, music can inspire you. It can lift and comfort. It can embrace and acknowledge. It can nullify your existential loneliness in a way unique to any other art form. It can unite us and connect us, make us think differently about situations and…
Now that the new year is shaping up, it’s time to set some goals for the year… What do you want to achieve before 2016? What are your priorities? For me, I’ve been planning a new novel – a fantasy this time – which I’d love to finish before 2016.…
Wow – did you enjoy that blog series, or what??! I love peeking over other writers’ shoulders and seeing where they create. Judging from all your comments on Twitter and Facebook, it seems you enjoyed the series too. Thank you for all your discussion and involvement. Some of you shared…
Who writes here? Duncan Lay Who’s that? Duncan Lay is the author of bestselling fantasy trilogy The Dragon Sword Histories (including The Dragon Sword Histories, The Wounded Guardian, The Radiant Child, and The Risen Queen), as well as the more recent Bridge Of Swords (book one of Empire Of Bones).…
We all have our favourite places to write. Some of us like comfy couchs and warm fires, others like the local café or park. Most of us also have a desk somewhere, either buried under piles of something or organized and clean. Me? I have a desk… but I don’t…
