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Guest Post at The Dragon’s Blade

I’m over at Michael Miller’s place today, as part of his series on Writing Journeys. Previous entries in the series have included Mark Lawrence, Jen Williams, Ben Galley, Anna Smith-Spark and more, so that’s mighty tall company for a short-ass like me to be in. A lot of the journeys featured have looked back at … Continue reading Guest Post at The Dragon’s Blade

The English Way…

He’s right, y’know. It’s a very English thing, hiding your light under a bushel. And as authors, we’re more reserved than most folks. But with a new year comes a new round of shortlists, longlists, and nomination suggestions. For what it’s worth, however much it may be, here’s my eligible writing from the last twelve … Continue reading The English Way…

Vote Cassia in the Stabbys!

From now until Wednesday 11th January at 12pm CST (whatever the heck that means), you can vote in the annual Stabby Awards over at r/Fantasy on Reddit.¹ Among the nominees are the following Grimbold titles, which I personally reckon are definitely worth anybody’s time and vote: Fight Like a Girl, edited by Joanne Hall and … Continue reading Vote Cassia in the Stabbys!

Booknest Charity Fundraising Extravaganza

The good folk over at Booknest.eu, headed by Petros Triantafylloy, are raising money for Doctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontieres). They are doing this through a combination of lottery and auction, for prizes that total one hundred signed and personally dedicated books by one hundred fantasy authors. That’s one hundred books. One hundred. Divided … Continue reading Booknest Charity Fundraising Extravaganza

New Story at The Singularity!

As a sort of early Christmas present, you can read the brand new shaggy-SF story The Day Brockwell Park Stood Still ABSOLUTELY FREE over at The Singularity. Don’t say we never give you nothin’, huh? The Singularity, for those unfamiliar with the magazine, is a SF and fantasy fiction magazine, based in London, England, that publishes … Continue reading New Story at The Singularity!

Aliens! Out Now!

It’s Wednesday, the sun is shining, and I have toast and tea. All is good. And, even better, you can now buy the new anthology ALIENS: THE TRUTH IS COMING from Tickety Boo Press, featuring my story Rent alongside stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Tim James, Alex Davis, Juliana Spink Mills, and more. Here’s the cover, … Continue reading Aliens! Out Now!

Every Forum Ever

Hi all, I just finished my latest read, and I wonder if you could recommend¹ – MARK LAWRENCE – a book – BRANDON SANDERSON – to move onto – MALAZAN MALAZAN MALAZAN – with some humour – R SCOTT BAKKER – and well written characters – BRENT WEEKS ROTHFUSS GWYNNE – standalones welcome – WHEEL … Continue reading Every Forum Ever

GTFO

Okay, here it is. This is my genre, the genre I work in, the genre I read in. It’s open-minded. It’s imaginative. It’s speculative. It flies on great, draconic wings over mountains and plains, it slides between worlds with engines made from captive wormholes. It holds the line against vast legions of orcs, it bespeaks … Continue reading GTFO

Westward Ho! – Bristolcon 2016

Last weekend saw another epic trek down England’s bleak motorway network to participate in the excellent shenanigans that make up Bristolcon. Over the last eight years, Bristolcon has become one of the highlights of the convention season, and it’s easy to see why. A top-drawer (if slightly expensive) venue, an ace range of guests and … Continue reading Westward Ho! – Bristolcon 2016

Last Call For Brizzle!

Alrighty, folks, are you at Bristolcon this weekend? If so, you’ll be in very good company. I’ll be there from Friday night, at the pre-con shenanigans and generally trying to prevent my friend Tim from getting into more good-natured misunderstandings with Paul Cornell. Then on Saturday, I’m on a panel at midday along with Guest of … Continue reading Last Call For Brizzle!