Category Archives: Fantasy Fiction

ANNOUNCING Learning to Fly

Posted on April 2, 2021 by crispina kemp

The Spinner’s Game Continues… Medievalist Neve is delighted to find herself surrounded by swirling colours and foot-stomping music in Regin-jarl’s mead hall… even if her presence is dependent on the memories of a banished angel. Prompted by the angel to … Continue reading →

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Update: March 2021

Posted on March 12, 2021 by crispina kemp

It’s been a while, so it’s not surprising if you thought I’d deserted you. Of course, I have not; but I have had to redistribute my time. A year ago, when I released The Spinner’s Game for sale on Amazon, … Continue reading →

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CCC117: Learning to Fly

Posted on February 4, 2021 by crispina kemp

Neve refused to speak to Raesan until safely arrived at the heliport. And the tension… like she sat in a bath with someone butter-fingered holding a bar-heater above her. It was a wonder the combined anger of Rat and Raesan … Continue reading →

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This Kiss

Posted on June 30, 2020 by crispina kemp

Mindless of the pressing chores The waiting floors, the empty stores She strolled along a dream-cast road And watched a leather-sided toad. With a tug at her dirty work-stained frock She sat beside him on a river rock. He looked … Continue reading →

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I Cast My Net and Look What I Caught

Posted on June 1, 2020 by crispina kemp

With the publication of The Spinner’s Game back in March, I decided to kick-start my Twitter account (@crispinakemp1) which I started in 2018 and had promptly abandoned. To raise my profile (as they say) my activity has mostly been by … Continue reading →

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This Must Be the Place

Posted on May 11, 2020 by crispina kemp

Neve did a last-minute check of all things electrical. Then Rat came behind her and powered the computer. She half-heartedly scowled at him. He accessed iTunes and scrolled and selected – oh what a surprise – Talking Heads, This Must … Continue reading →

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A Gentle Reminder this Bright Day in May

Posted on May 8, 2020 by crispina kemp

On this bright and sunny day in May, I’d just like to say… … all five books of The Spinner’s Game historical epic fantasy are currently on sale on Amazon, as paperbacks and as ebooks on Kindle Unlimited. Go get … Continue reading →

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Beta Readers Wanted for Learning to Fly

Posted on May 5, 2020 by crispina kemp

BETA READERS WANTED FOR WORK-IN-PROGRESS Learning to Fly: The blurb When Neve’s grandma dies, she decides now is a good time to find her mother… only to decide against it when she discovers she’ll have to take a long-haul flight. … Continue reading →

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Beta Readers Wanted: Learning to Fly

Posted on May 1, 2020 by crispina kemp

BETA READERS WANTED FOR WORK-IN-PROGRESS Learning to Fly: The blurb When Neve’s grandma dies, she decides now is a good time to find her mother… only to decide against it when she discovers she’ll have to take a long-haul flight. … Continue reading →

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Stop Press: The Spinner’s News

Posted on April 14, 2020 by crispina kemp

Okay, so I’ve been sitting on this for a week, so it’s not really “Stop Press” news. But anyway… Last Tuesday the books I had ordered from Amazon arrived. The full set of The Spinner’s Game These are my gift … Continue reading →

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