THE WOODSMAN’S ROSE is Available for Pre-Order

January 19, 2021February 25, 2022 / Gifford MacShane / Leave a comment

THE WOODSMAN'S ROSE, Book 2 in the Donovan Family Saga, is set to release on January 25, 2021, and is available to pre-order right now! Find all the Retailers offering the pre-order at Books2Read. If your favorite site isn't there, watch for updates, as they're still coming in! I'm also very please to announce a … Continue reading THE WOODSMAN’S ROSE is Available for Pre-Order

Does Your Story Need a Bad Guy?

April 2, 2019March 13, 2020 / Gifford MacShane / Leave a comment

A writer asks if his work might suffer because he doesn’t write “antagonists”, by which he means there is no specific person for his hero to fight. He writes books about climate change and how it affects his characters. My answer: “Of course you have an antagonist―it’s NATURE”. Traditionally, there have been five types of … Continue reading Does Your Story Need a Bad Guy?