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Behind the scenes of eco-horror, Earthly Bodies

Would you like to see how I pictured Rebecca, Frankie, and the rest of the Earthly Bodies characters? Would you like to see the settings and locations I drew inspiration from to help me world build the future dystopia? Long term readers might recall that I shared I was keeping secret Pinterest boards with my… Continue reading Behind the scenes of eco-horror, Earthly Bodies →

Exciting Earthly Bodies News

My novel; a climate fiction story, full of fungi body horror, or as someone recently coined, Annihilation in space, has made it onto a list entitled, The 61 Greatest Indie Books of All Time. OF ALL TIME. Yes, I’m in shock too. Curated by author and publishing advocates, Reedsy, I’m thrilled to see Earthly Bodies… Continue reading Exciting Earthly Bodies News →

Reading List- Women In Horror

Hello! Thought I should update seeing as we are in a new year 😉 I hope you are doing okay? I’ve been busy proofing my short story collection, Dark Is The Water, sorting the cover checking edits, and so on. My reading has taken a back seat because of this, so I thought I’d be… Continue reading Reading List- Women In Horror →

Dark Is The Water

I wanted to share with you the cover of my newest project, Dark Is The Water & other wyrd tales. This book is a collection of my short stories. Some are very short. If you’re not sure what I mean by wyrd, well it’s the old way of saying weird, but with more of an… Continue reading Dark Is The Water →

Strange Abrasions: 13 Untold Horrors

Untold until now that is! I have a story in this horror short story anthology. Published by Comma Press, this is an ebook available for 99p HERE. This anthology grew from participation in an online horror writing course (from Comma) during the recent pandemic/lockdown/world-changing events of the last months. The course was brilliant, and as… Continue reading Strange Abrasions: 13 Untold Horrors →

Self Publishing Starter Resources

Hello! I get asked a lot about how I self-published my novel, Earthly Bodies. A post about self-publishing, or becoming an indie publisher, is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Before I get into it, I need to tell you something. If you want to do it well, there are no shortcuts,Continue reading "Self Publishing Starter Resources"

Halloween Offer

Hello! A super quick blog post to say my book, Earthly Bodies, has been chosen by Kobo to be placed in their Halloween promotions. This means, if you use Kobo for your ebooks, you can get it for £1.99 This ends tonight! CLICK HERE Photo from a recent shoot with Neil Kendall and Bethany JaneContinue reading "Halloween Offer"

Behind the scenes- Book Cover Drafts

Its been a while. Hi! How are you? We finally unpacked the last box from our move, hurrah! I thought I’d lift the veil a little on the book cover process I went through for Earthly Bodies. Before I enlisted a book cover designer. Some of you may know I have a degree in FineContinue reading "Behind the scenes- Book Cover Drafts"

Holiday Reading and a Real Life Catch-Up

Greetings friends and readers, this post originally appeared as an email to my subscribers. If you like to sign up please click here. I hope this finds you well and taking the reopening of the world at your own pace. There’s been loads going on here again. I’ve not really stopped since we moved house,Continue reading "Holiday Reading and a Real Life Catch-Up"

My Street Team is open for new members

I’m recruiting for my Street Team! Except it not on the actual streets… It is on the web. What is a Street Team I hear you ask… A Street Team is a select group of people who want to help with spreading the word about something, in this case, my next publication- a short storyContinue reading "My Street Team is open for new members"