Benjamin Hope: Author of The Procurement of Souls
Benjamin Hope author of fantasy novel Procurement of Souls
Following the publication of , The Rookery at Smeaton Abbey, I'm pleased to announce that another of my short stories, The Children of Blackmarsh, will feature in the Halloween special edition of the Kyanite Press Speculative Fiction Journal. The tale is a gothic horror about the grim fate of an isolated community living in poverty... Continue Reading →
Thrilled to have my cautionary fairy-tale, The Rookery at Smeaton Abbey, included in Kyanite Press' Inaugural Publication. I had the privilege of receiving an advance digital copy and not only is the authorship fantastic across the work selected but the diversity on offer is captivating: from cosmic horror to post-apocalyptic sci-fi; from deconstructed flash-fiction to... Continue Reading →
http://www.cbvisions.weebly.com http://www.benjamin-hope.com ____________________________________________________________________________ On Creating a Believable World: BH: I wrote a blog a few months back about researching for alternate history novels where I discussed the need for the fictionalised world or premise to be rooted in truth so that the reader has something to... Continue Reading →
Well it’s taken about 8 years and a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but my debut, The Procurement of Souls, finally went on pre-release this week in anticipation of my official launch on 1st July. It’s a funny mix of excitement and trepidation as one enters into this next phase of the journey but... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the dwindling number of independent bookshops in Bookshops Vs. The Internet: Is This the Reality? Though, prior to coming to Berlin, I’d read about a fantastic example of one that would be situated just under my feet, a couple of blocks north of our apartment. I’m pleased to... Continue Reading →
The demonstrations here in Berlin on Sunday were a feast for the senses. Looking out from the balcony of our 7th floor flat, we could see the gathering crowds the park-side of the Brandenburger Tor as the numbers grew and spilt down toward the American Embassy. Rainbow flags, glittery gold banners and colourful wigs joined... Continue Reading →
A Microsoft automatic update completely corrupted my computer late last week and I’ve spent the best part of another week trying to reverse the damage. Finally, after a full factory reset I appear to have everything back and yet there was a point when I felt like hurling it from the 7th floor flat we’re... Continue Reading →
My wife’s work has brought our family out to Berlin for two months as she sings in Die Nase (The Nose) by Shostakovich at the Komische Oper: an opera based on the surrealist Russian short story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. And so, as I pause from making headway with my sequel to... Continue Reading →
For a bit of light relief, @BenjamHope, I've been tweeting a different homophone faux pas every day this week. All taken from otherwise beautiful and profound prose, of course... After all this time, he had finally found a woman on his wave length and intellectual footing. Not only was he thirty-five; she was two.... Continue Reading →
I miss the independent bookshops in my town. We had two good ones but they folded and went under a number of years ago now; maybe a decade or even more. I miss the smell of paper and printing ink from the collective mass of newly unpacked titles that met you at the threshold. I... Continue Reading →
Benjamin Hope: Author of The Procurement of Souls 