THIS SATURDAY I ROCK MY HOMETOWN OF SYSTON! It’s a beer and literature festival in a pub!2pm-3pm this Saturday, Pharmacies Arms, Syston. A reading and a Q&A and a couple pints!
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A Photo From Four Years Past
Cripes, there’s an image to appear in my FB memories. Sat in Room 3 of Premier Inn Leicester North West during lockdown and editing a manuscript of Pennyblade to the tune of both my editor and agent. A weird time, a crossroads, full of fear and excitement: disease stalked the land and I was caretaker […]
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This was an article I wrote for Risingshadow.com back in ’22 when Pennyblade debuted. I think it still holds true today given the average fantasy reader, much as I love them, can be surprisingly conservative in an unexamined sort of way. Including the progressive ones. My upcoming novel, Pennyblade, has been getting mixed reviews in that […]
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In London tomorrow evening? Come see authors Stark Holborn, Josh Winning and myself for chat and readings! A gargantuan night of wonder!
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Get signed copies of Pennyblade and The Keep Within from The Broken Binding Books. (These copies have a stencil design thingie I cut out, drew around and threw away, so they’re very limited edition!)
Read more "Signed Pennyblade And Keep Within Copies Available!"Interview With Stephen Aryan…
…the awesome fantasy actor of The Battlemage series and others. He asked me about my books, my process and we even discussed Jason And The Argonauts! He great ‘chat show’ host and even greater guy! Check his channel (and his books!) out…
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Mark your calendars! I’m doing a chat/reading at Super Relaxed Fantasy Club along with awesome authors Stark Holborn and Josh Winning! 9th of January, 7.00pm at The Star Of King pub, London.
Read more "Appearance: London, January 9th!"Wiktionary Cites My Book!
My proudest moment. Wiktionary has cited Pennyblade as an example of a certain rare term. It feels grand and humbling to give back to the dear old mother tongue.
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So I’m auctioning signed books and a critique of your first 5000 words of a novel or story for charity. I was approached by Anna Smith Spark– the Queen Of Grimdark herself–to be part of a British Fantasy Society gala bid for Save The Children. How could I say no? Besides, Anna technically outranks me: […]
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