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October 13, 2013
Just for Kicks
Have heard back this week that my short story ‘Kicks‘ has been accepted by Forgotten Tomb Press to be included in their second planned anthology, ‘Miseria’s Chorale Volume 1‘, due out in the next couple of months.
This is the anthology they originally invited me to submit to a couple of months ago and in contrast to the recently released ‘100 Doors To Madness‘ flash anthology (see earlier posts this month), these are all longer stories.
You can find an up-to-date list of stories and contributor...
October 9, 2013
Madness descends!
The debut anthology from small press newcomers Forgotten Tomb is released today and includes my story ‘Rank & Defile‘.
As the title implies, 100 Doors To Madness contains new horror fiction from 100 different authors, and is available in both paperback and ebook formats.
The book itself weighs in at just under 500 pages and is well worth both the price and a place on your bedside table to keep you awake during the dark nights this winter.
If you like your horror bitesize, why not pick up a copy...
Nasty Hiatus
Pendragon Press have announced that their planned regular series of mini-anthologies, entitled The Nasty Snips Project, is now on hiatus for the time being, to allow editor Chris Teague time to plan out the project a little better.
As you may remember, the first volume of the series is set to include my flash piece ‘The Perfect Woman‘, so I’ll update you with a revised publication schedule once one becomes available.
You can read Chris’ latest update and the original idea behind the project res...
October 5, 2013
Further Hints of Madness
Forgotten Tomb Press have confirmed the full Table of Contents for their upcoming flash fiction anthology ‘100 Doors To Madness‘, due out shortly, which contains my piece ‘Rank & Defile‘.
You can read the full list of authors and stories here.
Below is a preview of the cover art to whet your appetite and hopefully make sure you don’t ‘blow the bloody Doors off!’ *
* Sorry, couldn’t resist. Am sure the lowest plain of Hell is reserved for bad punners.
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September 2, 2013
Reconnected
My email provider was briefly down from the morning of Monday 2nd September through to the evening of Thursday 5th September. Anyone who tried to email me during this period will have recieved an undeliverable notification.
I’ve got in touch with most of these people now, but if I’ve missed anyone off the list who tried to get in touch, please do now resend your message.
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September 1, 2013
Band Candy
My latest horror story ‘With The Band‘ is out now, in the newly released September issue of Niteblade Magazine.
Issue #25 is entitled ‘Alice Underground’ and you can download it in various ebook formats from either the Niteblade Shop or Amazon.co.uk/Amazon.com.
This one’s a bit of a mini-milestone for me, as it’s my 20th publication. The last four years have gone by so quickly, I find myself wishing I’d written more than I have.
Time to redouble my efforts for the next four years then!
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June 25, 2013
Addition to Littlewood’s Catalogue
June 12, 2013
Jago+ Review
June 5, 2013
Postcard from the edge
Due to unforseen circumstances, Angelic Knight Press have reset the release date for their upcoming ‘No Place Like Home‘ anthology to 13th August, which means you’ll just have to wait a couple more months to get your hands on this collection of nightmarish visions of the near future.
In the meantime though, they’ve released this snazzy postcard as a reminder for the new release date, and will be distributing promotional material whilst at the World Horror Convention (13-16th June), including posters, bookmarks and even t-shirts.
Enjoy!
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