The Shadow of Phaedrus

Writing & books

  • Book Translation Is So Much More Than Finding the Right Words

    Reading books written in foreign languages is given to anyone as long as there is a decent book translation. But do you know what translating take?

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    4–6 minutes
  • First Sentence Analysis: Our Mutual Friend 1864/1865 – Dickens

    Ever thought of how much meaning the first sentence conveys? Here’s the first sentence analysis of Our Mutual Friend, Dickens.

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    5–7 minutes
  • We Received Our Author Copies of The Dead Shadow

    We’ve received our author copies of The Dead Shadow and we’re ready to explain what those are and why we’ve got so many.

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    3–5 minutes
  • Do You Enjoy A Fantasy Book With A Map?

    What does it take to create a book with a map? We explain why some books need a map, like The Dead Shadow, and why others don’t.

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    4–5 minutes
  • The Dead Shadow Has Been Over 10 Years In The Making

    It’s been over 10 years since we first started writing a story that would become The Dead Shadow! A journey up ups and downs.

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    4–7 minutes
  • First Readers of The Dead Shadow

    Finally, it’s time for The Dead Shadow to meet its first readers as the digital copy is ready for advanced readers. We’re thrilled!

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    3–5 minutes
  • Thoughts on Viral Video Hooks: These 2 Grammar Mistakes

    We hear a lot of grammar mistakes but in most cases, contextual understanding beats the grammar police!

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    5–7 minutes
  • Top 3 Questions We’ve Been Asked Since Writing A Book, So Far

    When writing a book people ask you questions about it. Here we explore some of the things we’ve been asked, what we learnt, and how that might help you

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    5–8 minutes
  • Some Thoughts on the Editor

    We’re at that phase of the publishing process where we’re busy sifting through feedback from our editor.

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    3–5 minutes
  • The Art of a Great Book Cover: Design a Book That Sells Itself

    Exciting news today as we have finally progressed towards a book cover. We’ve been sitting forever on a questionnaire, and it’s taken us a lot of time to make up…

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    25–37 minutes

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