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June 17, 2025
MY INFLUENCES: LONDON
I went to London to seek my fortune back in early 1982.
June 16, 2025
TOP TEN CRIME NOVELS THAT MADE GREAT MOVIES
Another day, another list... a top 10 favourite crime books that also were made into great movies
June 15, 2025
ON WRITING THE GHOST CLUB
Some musings on getting the voice right In my collection THE GHOST CLUB I took on the task of writing a collection of supernatural stories as told in the voices of famous Victorian writers like Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde and many others. It’s probably the most ambitious piece of work I’ve ever attempted... Continue Reading →
June 14, 2025
THE RETURN OF THE MONTHLY GIVEAWAY
Sign up for the William Meikle Newsletter for a chance to win a 10 ebook bundle.
June 13, 2025
NEW ON KINDLE UNLIMITED
My Gryphonwood Press books are now also on #kindleunlimited
June 11, 2025
THE THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND
I've always been fascinated by the things we leave behind over our lifetimes.
June 10, 2025
NEW COVERS FOR OLD FAVOURITES
There's been a cover upgrade for my oldest books
June 8, 2025
IT’S A DREAM I HAVE…
Shall We Talk About The Black Bird?
20 Years on...
It's almost exactly 20 years since my first big short story sale to a pro anthology, the wonderful first NOVA SCOTIA from Mercat Books. As a result of that one I got to go to the launch and signing in Blackwells in Edinburgh ( again a first for me) and rub shoulders with the likes of Ken MacLeod and Charlie Stross who were also in the book.
That was a wee turning point for me. Before it I was mainly happy in the small presses, but after it I raised my sights higher and submitted mainly to the pro markets. I got more rejections than previously, but steadily managed to pick up more and more sales, and at pro rates too.
So it all stemmed for a comedy story way back then, TOTAL MENTAL QUALITY, BY THE WAY, where some Scottish bio-engineered A.I. is liberated from a lab, gets free, and decides to change the world's tastes in music, one Jimmy Shand record at a time...
Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction
That was a wee turning point for me. Before it I was mainly happy in the small presses, but after it I raised my sights higher and submitted mainly to the pro markets. I got more rejections than previously, but steadily managed to pick up more and more sales, and at pro rates too.
So it all stemmed for a comedy story way back then, TOTAL MENTAL QUALITY, BY THE WAY, where some Scottish bio-engineered A.I. is liberated from a lab, gets free, and decides to change the world's tastes in music, one Jimmy Shand record at a time...
Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction
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