The Literary Khan: fiction, wisdom, and writings of The Khan

  That Time Again     Well for those that have followed me for a while now will know that I have a few traditions. One of which being hurling my annual pitch at the Great Library open window. I will be clear. This is about the only thing I will submit to each year. It is less about getting published, and more about giving myself a challenge. I wont pretend it is not a bucket list level item for me.      This year the limitation placed on submissions was that it had to be about the new edition of Age of Sigmar. Specifically the Dawnbringer Crusades. With a hint about focusing on the rank and file. Ok well I sketched out a joke image for my twitter followers, and then more seriously sat down and fleshed out my story idea. I had the idea that I wanted to write about a mercenary company who were hired to escourt a crusade scouting force. They would find themselves arrayed against both Krule Boys and Beastclaw Raiders. I wanted that classic order versus destruct...

         Welcome back members of the Khanate. Today we have a special guest for our readers. If you have been reading this blog for some time now you will be well aware of the my love for fiction. One of my favourite authors being Graham McNeill you can understand my excitement to host him here. As he shares some of his wisdom on writing, 40K, and the nature of writing. Before we begin I want to thank Graham for taking the time to answer some questions from your humble Khan.       KHAN: It is fair to say that you are a pillar, if not some of the base and roof, of the monolith that is Games workshop. With almost one hundred written works of fiction under Black Library, and a number of game design credits spanning a career that reaches back almost two decades. What was it like in those early days?        GM:  That’s kind of you to say so, though I continue to stand upon the mighty shoulders of those who came before ...

  Look here it says RAW things aren't what you think     The Great Work     For many years now I have been on a deliberate effort to be who I want to be. To be happier than I was, and when I started to achieve this I would talk endlessly about it. So I decided that it was time to put these lessons into the written word. But why? Simple I want other people to see what I have done and more importantly see if those lessons might assist them in their life. I see so many people of potential in my day to day life, who merely want to enjoy the pursuit of happiness. The book began, and quickly turned into a mix of self help and memoir that was quite therapeutic to write.      A quick trip to a book store will show you entire sections dedicated to the topic of self help. I would often look over them, usually as I made a beeline for the sci fi and fantasy section, and think I do not know if my book fits in here. Not from an arrogance stance, but rather from...