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Don’t get so busy making a life that you forget to make a living

“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”

And so the quote goes. Nice advice, I’ve always found. Life should have a balance to it. At least, that’s what I always took from the quote.

But I feel the quote is much mis-used. Especially when directed at the self-employed, or at someone in traditional employment who clearly has a love and passion for their work, for what they do.

It’s a quote I often hear when I’ve spent the week pretty much in solitude battling to get th...

Chloe: The Journey Now Available!

It’s officially autumn, which means my promise of a post-apocalyptic end to the year (fictionally) is well and truly in full swing, continuing right now with the launch of Chloe: The Journey!

It’s the sequel to the first Chloe book, which I launched to great sales, reviews and feedback last month. It was a daunting book to launch, mostly because it’s the first time I’ve ever tried this “series within a series” business. But it’s definitely paid off, and everyone who has read it understands no...

Writing Tip 1: Planning For Pantsers

Figured I’d not done many posts on the actual process of writing for a long, long time. A good solution? Some bite-sized (possible, if I keep the waffle down, unlike now) blogs on some of the most important things I’ve learned in my three(!) years as a professional writer.

I’m basing this series of six posts on the majority of questions I’m asked via email. First up is one of the most common — whether I plan or “pants”.

I’ve done a few posts on the topic in the past. But to be honest, my proc...

Chloe, a new Dead Days novel, now available

Chloe, the brand new novel in my Dead Days post apocalyptic saga, is now available to purchase.

The Dead Days series was my first foray into post apocalyptic fiction, and one of the first releases of mine to achieve any notable kind of success. Today, it continues to sell strongly, and for that I’m very grateful.

Chloe is a standalone series set in the Dead Days world. Set after Season Five, to be precise. You do not have to read Dead Days in order to enjoy Chloe — as several reviewers have k...

Brian McDone Books Now In Kindle Unlimited

First of all, I’d like to apologise.

Several months ago, I promised that the Brian McDone Mystery books would forever be available across all platforms. I don’t like bringing up old promises, especially on the rare occasion I break them. But I feel I owe it to everyone to explain why the Brian McDone books are now availableat Amazon. Exclusively.

In case you aren’t aware, Amazon released an ebook subscription service back in 2014 called Kindle Unlimited. For $9.99/7.99, readers couldaccess mill...

August Fiction Update

I figured it’s been a while since I did a proper fiction update. So here goes.

I’m currently hard at work on the second novel in a Chloë spin-off series. In case you don’t already know, Chloë is a character from the Dead Days books. She has a bit of a cult following of her own, so I figured it just made sense to milk Dead Days even further … I joke.

In reality, it pains me to call Chloë a spin-off. It’s an epic accompanying journey to the Dead Days saga. The Hobbit to the Lord of the Rings, if...

Ritual, the fifth Brian McDone Mystery, now available

Good news!Ritual,the fifth book in the Brian McDone Mystery series, is now available for all eDevices, with a paperback to follow in the coming weeks.

Without further ado, here’s your download links:

Kindle
Nook
iTunes
Google Play
Kobo

For a little more information, here’s the product description:

Detective Inspector Brian McDone is ready to retire. Exhausted after years of challenging cases and personal battles, he wants nothing more than to ease through his final year of employment so he can sp...

Infection Z 3 Now Available!

Hi everyone,

So today just happens to be my favourite kind of day.

What day is that?

New release day, of course!

The latest instalment in the Amazon British Horror Bestselling series (I just have to mention that…), Infection Z 3, is now available exclusively for Amazon Kindle. Thisexclusivity means that the book isavailable for Kindle Unlimited readers as a part of their subscription (if that’s the way you prefer to read).

For everyone else, it’s only $3.99/2.99.

You can download/borrow your copy o...

Infection Z 3 Cover Reveal

Hi everyone,

Another month, another post-apocalypticrelease. Hot on the heels of Dead Days: Season Five (which has sold over 500copies since launch last month already, so thank you) is Infection Z 3. The book will launch at the end of the month, and I’ll have a full blurb soon. But for now, here’s the cover, designed by the excellent Cormar Creative.

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Surprise! Dead Days Season Five Now Available!

Hi everyone, and happy Friday!

Today, I’ve got a very exciting announcement to make. Well, you’ve probably guessed what that announcement is from the title of this email already, but in case you need to hear it again…

Dead Days Season Five is now available!

I’ve tried to avoid teasing this book pre-release because I wanted the launch to be a complete surprise. I may be no Beyonce, but I figured I’d give this surprise launch thing a go.

All six episodes of Season Five are now available to buy on a...