Writing
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.
Read more "Wiktionary Cites My Book!"Grimdark! A chat with Peter McLean, Jendia Gammon and me
Heard of Youtube? It’s a new website but it’s good! I’m on it right now as part of a chat about the grimdark fantasy genre along with Peter McLean and Jendia Gammon. It was a lot of fun and I think we made some interesting points.
Read more "Grimdark! A chat with Peter McLean, Jendia Gammon and me"Buy Me For Charity!
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: […]
Read more "Buy Me For Charity!"‘The Footage’ horror story remastered on Horrorbabble
Back in 2019 the youtube channel Horrorbabble did an incredible reading of ‘The Footage’, my horror short story about a guy who tries to find out why he sleepwalks and where he goes. Now that same recording has been remastered, so this is an ideal time to check it out. Or for your sleeping self […]
Read more "‘The Footage’ horror story remastered on Horrorbabble"Annotated Excerpt
Over on Civilian Reader’s site I do an annotated excerpt from my new book, The Keep Within. I loved the experience; it was a bit like doing a commentary track on a DVD. Go check it out and, while you do, check out other authors’ annotations too. It’s a neat idea for a feature.
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…and had a marvellous time. We covered a lot of ground and went off on a few tangents (as SFF writers tend to). It was a real honour to be invited.
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So if you’re in the UK pop in now and pick one up!
Read more "Waterstones stocking my book ahead of release!"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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