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July 17, 2015
Interviewed in the new Distant Worlds series
Fellow fantasist and Grimmie, Sophie E Tallis (whose White Mountain is a stand-out traditional epic, by the way) has started up a series of “Desert Island Discs”-style interviews on her blog. This week, I’m the castaway, stranded on an alien world with only a select few items to keep me company. Can I survive? Find … Continue reading Interviewed in the new Distant Worlds series
July 12, 2015
We Have A Roy – EdgeLit 2015
EdgeLit is a highlight of my calendar, and as close to a “home convention” as it is possible to get right now – I’ve attended each of the previous three events in Derby, and I certainly wasn’t going to break the habit this year. Not least because I had a reputation and a crown to … Continue reading We Have A Roy – EdgeLit 2015
July 4, 2015
Spam Poet reviews Spam Poetry
Somewhere in the archive there’s a short series of posts called Spam Poetry. They do exactly what it says on the tin – spam comments amusingly reformatted to make blank verse. Some of it could probably win prizes… anyway, a spam comment has popped up on one of the Spam Poetry posts. That’s so meta … Continue reading Spam Poet reviews Spam Poetry
June 29, 2015
Chopper on (Blog) Tour, 2015
The mighty Alex Davis, author of epic space opera The Last War, available now through Tickety Boo Press (he’s also an event wrangler extraordinaire and I’m totally convinced he’s found the extra three hours in the day nobody else knows really exist) is running a whole month of guest blogs over at his place here. In … Continue reading Chopper on (Blog) Tour, 2015
June 26, 2015
They Call Him Mr Nibs
It’s a truism that every writer needs a cat, although not every cat needs a writer. Some of you may be aware that we’ve been fostering a cat from the local RSPCA for the last four weeks or so, with the ultimate aim of fully adopting him (of course, there is the viewpoint that says … Continue reading They Call Him Mr Nibs
June 10, 2015
Close to the Edit
Wow, it’s looking a bit old and dusty around here, isn’t it? Sorry about that – as you might imagine, with Heir To The North looming on the horizon like great Leviathan rising to the surface, my attention has somewhat inevitably been focused elsewhere. The editing process. Now there’s a mystery that sets all authors to … Continue reading Close to the Edit
May 11, 2015
Under The Waves
The very excellent Fox Spirit Books have released the fifth in their series of Fox Pocket anthologies this last weekend. Under The Waves is now available in paperback and, very shortly, in electronic formats too. This is noteworthy because, alongside stories by Den Patrick, Fran Terminiello, Margrét Helgadóttir, Hardeep Sangha, KC Shaw, Emma Maree, JB … Continue reading Under The Waves
April 13, 2015
This Week’s All-Time Top Ten
I got asked what my current all-time favourite genre books are. After much head-scratching, ceiling-staring, and sifting through the stacks, I’ve come up with this list – unnumbered, and definitely not in much order otherwise, these are still my top ten reads. For now, at least. The Barbed Coil, by JV Jones. A standalone epic … Continue reading This Week’s All-Time Top Ten
March 13, 2015
The Turtle Moves
Once upon a time, I worked as a classroom assistant at the Sacred Heart Primary School in Hillsborough, Sheffield. I thought I wanted to be a teacher (I was wrong, but don’t hold that against me). I discovered that it was quite difficult to do much with Y3 and below (severe lack of concentration span, … Continue reading The Turtle Moves
March 5, 2015
Up the Junction… (Chopper on Tour, 2015)
It’s holiday time, so naturally I’m relaxing. No, of course I’m not. I’ve been off on a quick tour of locations that will be used in the next-but-one novel project (Project: TFL, acronym fans), walking the towpaths of the Shropshire Union Canal, camera swinging, mud flying everywhere. Project: TFL takes place – or at least, … Continue reading Up the Junction… (Chopper on Tour, 2015)
