Welcome...
Hi. I'm Emma Jane Davies. I'm a fantasy writer, a science fiction writer,
and a writer of fairy tales. Welcome to my website.
You should follow me on twitter here.
You can learn more about me,
check out my wordpress blog,
my tumblr blog, or my pinterest
profile. You can also read some of my
short stories, or take a look at my
poetry. In between writing fantasy and science fiction, I also
program name generators.
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16 May 2012
isthisfeminist:
This woman is doing science. IS THIS FEMINIST?
“Science,” as a narrative of knowledge, prizes a phallocentric adherence to logic and mastery, breaking things down into discrete parts and seeking to name and control their interactions, rather than viewing them as an intuitively connected, interdisciplinary, feminine whole. This woman is adopting and reinforcing a masculine-supremacist view of intelligence which encourages women to rely on externally defined “facts” and academic credentials, rather than heeding their own inner wisdom. A true feminist simply knows the cure for Alzheimer’s disease, possibly because it’s yoga. PROBLEMATIC.
18 May 2012
Pocket Pool but with more Pilots: Please Help My Dog: pocketpilot:
That’s Robert Montgomery, or...
13 March 2012
vintagebrooklynryn:
“The Frog Prince”
Illustration by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone. This artwork is from Dean’s: A Book of Fairy Tales, 1977 edition.
09 March 2012
Jareth
08 March 2012
Writing
Dark fantasy. Words: 487. He sat each night upon the broad shelf of the window to watch and wait. Sometimes he would nurse a candle in his hands, focusing steadily upon the flickering light or passing his finger through the flame. He watched passersby negotiate the cobblestone street below, old and young, male and female. [...]
17 July 2011 Read On...
A fable of sorts. Words: 1793. The boy sat upon the steps of the pagoda watching the dragons. The dragons were little, no larger than small cats, and their scales were a silvery moonlight green. The dragons fascinated the boy. Each night when the boy’s father slept, they would creep soundlessly into the garden, wriggling [...]
23 November 2010 Read On...
Recently published in Hub Magazine... In the midst of the jangling funfair, I found Danny glued to a noisy game of space-invaders. I leaned back against the side of the rumbling machine and folded my arms. He glanced up at me and grinned. “Hey Lou,” he said, gaze returning quickly to the screen. Pixelated explosions reflected in his pupils. [...]
23 November 2010 Read On...
This is a horror story I wrote when I was nineteen years old, as a bit of a nod towards Stephen King. Words: 3755. Joe stepped on the clutch and pushed the ancient truck down into third. The engine whined in protest, the familiar shudder of the bodywork pulling itself apart. The dashboard vibrated so [...]
23 November 2010 Read On...
A piece of tragic realism for all the emo kids in the world. Words: 1395. The boy had black hair, as black as a raven’s wing. His eyes were glass grey and rimmed with tear-stained mascara. He was fourteen this summer, and he looked like a sooty angel in his black leather and lace. He [...]
23 November 2010 Read On...
Contemporary fantasy. Words: 880. I was travelling home on the bus tonight after going to college. It was a nasty day today. Though it is April, it is actually sleeting outside and very cold. I wore my long leather coat. I do not wear it often – only when there is a blizzard – and [...]
23 November 2010 Read On...
Dark fantasy. Words: 933. Recently published in Hub Magazine. The boy dreams in his bed in the big house above the village. He sees a forest where moss drips from the trees and the shady hangings of convolvulus bind to form a curtain that keeps out the sun. Lords-and-Ladies cluster on the woodland floor, amongst the [...]
23 November 2010 Read On...
A vague attempt at humour. Words: 1171. The weirdest thing ever just happened to me. It’s lunchtime. I just went to use the bathroom. The bathroom is right across the other side of this floor, so when I go I always take my time to give myself an eye-break and stretch my back. My little [...]
23 November 2010 Read On...
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First published on the 29th September 2010 on The Cola Factory. Third in our series ‘My Fantasy World’, author and zombie shoe owner Emma Jane Davies pulls back the curtain on what inspired her to get into writing fantasy. Fantasy and science fiction have always been a part of my life. I grew up in [...]
31 August 2011 Read On...
A few months ago at a writer’s convention, I asked a friend of mine, a published author, to tell me his life story. It began like this: “I sent off a short story to Interzone, and they sent me a form letter rejection, and I didn’t write again for over ten years.” The same thing [...]
07 December 2010 Read On...
I planned nothing. I planned to spend at least six months alone before I even began to look. I thought – it will be good for me to be single for a while. I thought – I will be able to get lots of writing done. I will build myself a little life. It will [...]
06 September 2010 Read On...
Some of you may have noticed that I seem a little ‘off’ lately. I have made cryptic posts online. In real life, I may have seemed subdued. This is because Jamie and I are splitting up, as of two weeks ago today. We have been together for just shy of ten years, the anniversary would [...]
21 June 2010 Read On...
Clumsy and clunky phrases in your novel can act as a form of authorial intrusion and can put off your reader. Charlie Jane has sensible things to say about correcting bad phraseology in your novel. My own edits are quite similar. These are the words and phrases I search for and try to fix. 1. [...]
10 June 2010 Read On...
[Edit - this is a revised and expanded version of the original post, based on the very useful feedback that everyone has given me (particularly Saxon!). Thank you.] I like Amy Pond. I like that she’s hot, I like that she’s sexy. I would like to see more Amy Pond on the television. If Amy [...]
01 June 2010 Read On...
If you’re a writer, the sensible way to write your novel is to write each chapter in a separate word document. The problems with writing a novel all in one document include: Ending up with a 400 page file that you constantly have to scroll through to find the right place. Consuming your computer’s resources. [...]
28 May 2010 Read On...
So, last night’s Doctor Who is the subject of controversy, I’ve seen quite a few negative comments. In defence, I actually thought it was well-plotted. For one, no MacGuffins, no Deus Ex Machina, and no cop-out Star Trek technical solutions, which makes a change. The spitfires were pushing it, but the existence of the inventor [...]
18 April 2010 Read On...
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