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Where I'll be next ...

This is the current list of venues you'll find me at as an attendee or a guest.



NewCon 5 - Saturday October 9th & Sunday October 10th 2010 at The Fishmarket, Northampton, NN1 2HL.



Birmingham International Comics Show  - Saturday 16th October 2010 - will find me at The Murky Depths table at the comic show in Birmingham. The address is ThinkTank (Birmingham Science Museum) Address:[image error]‎Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7XG - Tel 0121 202 2222 for further information.

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FantasyCon 2010 and BFS Awards

Friday 17th September

Hurried across to Nottingham, hitting heavy traffic to just arrive in time to take part in a panel at 7pm about Small Press Publishers - the gist of which was to explore how there is 'no such thing as small presses only small writers'.



Immediately after the panel I attended Raven Dane's book launch for The Unwise Woman of Fuggis Mire. If you haven't read it I urge you to look it up. It's a hugely entertaining, humourous and intuitive story.



Then, dashed into the quiz,...

Demon Dance Launches & Signings

Hi Guys,



There's so much happening in the next few weeks that I thought it best to post a list for forthcoming events.



10th-12th September - The Asylum, Lincoln.

The first book launch for Demon Dance, takes place in Lincoln at the steampunk event of the year, The Asylum. 



The launch is on Saturday 11th September at 3.15pm, in The Orangery, Charlotte House, Union Road, Lincoln LN1 3BJ. Tel : 01522 541 000.



ALL WELCOME! Please note you don't have to be part of the convention to attend the ...

Demon Dance Launch at The Asylum.

Well the moment has arrived and Demon Dance is launching next month in Lincoln. 



Join me at The Asylum on Friday evening, 10th September 2010 at The Lawns, Lincoln where Demon Dance, book 3 The Vampire Gene, will be exclusively on sale, prior to the official availability date of 17th September 2010.



I will also be at the convention Friday and Saturday taking part in the programme and will be willing to sign copies of the book. And if you haven't bought the other two, don't worry. Copies of...

Facebook Friends Finder - What a Pain!!!

Full of a cold today I did that stupid thing of clicking on the Facebook friends finder as it is constantly suggesting I do! I have, I discovered, lots of friends in my inbox (and God only knows how it got in there as I didn't give it my password) that aren't on my facebook list.



I went through, highlighting those who might be interested in joining my page, and left the rest blank.



Much to my surprise Facebook then sent an email to everyone else suggesting they look at my page and telling t...

Rules of Duel

I'm pleased to recommend this fabulous new literary book by author Graham Masterton with William S Burroughs. Rules of Duel was written between 1968 and 1970 when Graham was experimenting with Intersection Writing, a form of post-modernist writing that was made famous by Burroughs during his career.



Here's an interview with Graham on RealityStudio, where he talks about the book and his friendship with Burroughs.



The book is due to be launched Autumn 2010 by Telos Publishing along side a rep...

More Excellent Reviews!

It felt like good Karma when ...



After an awful day yesterday, with my MG breaking down again and four hours of waiting to be towed home by the AA, I went out with my partner David for a much needed steak dinner and a bottle (or 2) of wine.  When I arrived home I did my usual email check - and found much to my surprise this wonderful link to a review by Jan Edwards of Killing Kiss.



Killing Kiss Review 

 

It really cheered me up to see a review that showed such good understanding of every...

Snowdon Mountain Railway - What a Rip Off!

Living in the beautiful country of North Wales, we receive many visits from our friends over the border in England to stay over for a few days. As a result I've taken the journey to Snowdon many times to show our visitors the sights.



Llanberis Pass is among my favorite drive-throughs, the beautiful shaley rocks and exquite waterfalls are all a must see. And these sights are free, with the exception of Swallow Falls which is £1.50 per adult and a bargain as the waterfall - although I've viste...

British Fantasy Awards

Voting for the British Fantasy Awards will be closed on 31st July 2010.



If you are a BFS member, or an attending of either 2009 or 2010 FantasyCon you are eligible to vote for this years British Fantasy Awards on the following link.



BFA Online Voting Form



Don't forget to support the BFS and your favorite artist or writer by voting today.



Sam x

Get Frazer Hines Back on TV!

[image error] Yesterday I started a campaign with Trudy Messingham to get Frazer Hines back on Doctor Who.



As a huge Who fan myself I've been watching the series and loving every minute of the new Doctor, Matt Smith. I'm not the first to have noticed how very like Patrick Troughton he is. There was some brilliant writing this season - the best in a long time - and all the actors had some great stories to work with.



Frazer Hines has been off our TV screens for quite some time. Some of this was because he ...