Waterstones stocking my book ahead of release!
So if you’re in the UK pop in now and pick one up!
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I’ll tell you what isn’t in my fiction:
a detailed description of defecation. Yet one Goodreads user insists that there is. Wilde said his greatest achievement was convincing folk he wore a green carnation while walking through London when he never did and this, I feel, is my equivalent.
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Unboxing My New Novel!
Praise For The Keep Within!
I’m awed and humbled by the kind words of fellow authors for my upcoming novel. My ego is the size of Wales right now! “Full of dark intrigues, wonderfully layered characters, and a dazzling plot that twists and turns in satisfying ways, this book is masterfully written and just bloody fantastic to read.” —Sebastien de […]
Read more "Praise For The Keep Within!"The Mustard Factor
Copies of The Keep Within are with authors at the moment, so they can say nice things which can then be stuck on the cover. It’s a strange process but an immensely rewarding one. A booster shot to the ol’ ego, that’s for sure.
Read more "The Mustard Factor"King Parewick’s Folly
In the endless search for elegance some paragraphs, pages, and even chapters, are cut from a draft. Never was this more true than my current draft of The Keep Within. Here’s a bit that, tearfully, got the chop. I present it here instead. It gives a flavour of the TKW. “Larksdale reached his chamber and […]
Read more "King Parewick’s Folly"NEW FANTASY NOVEL, ‘THE KEEP WITHIN’, Spring ‘23 from Titan Books!
NEW NOVEL!!! SPRING ‘23!!! Set hundreds of years after the events of Pennyblade, a theatre manager/bastard brother of the king deals with rumours of a very real folktale murderer and a building whose very existence corrupts the minds of those who see or hear about it. Set in the world of Pennyblade, Becken Keep is […]
Read more "NEW FANTASY NOVEL, ‘THE KEEP WITHIN’, Spring ‘23 from Titan Books!"The Pennyblade Musical Playlist
So The Real Writing Process podcast suggested I compile a Pennyblade playlist. A neat idea! Two kinds of music on this one. The albums on the list are what I’d listen to as I ground through the writing of Pennyblade while the standalone tunes on the list are what I listened to just before writing […]
Read more "The Pennyblade Musical Playlist"Pennyblade Eastercon Launch
The launch of Pennyblade went very well, thanks for asking. Nice turn out and all the wine drunk. Here’s a clip of me reading… Excerpt from the fabulous Pennyblade by @JLWORRAD at it’s @TitanBooks launch @reclamation2022 I’ve left you gagging for more… you are going to have to go buy the book and get your […]
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J.L. Worrad 