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Western Ghost Stories

Thirteen Press has gone ahead with their publication of Western Ghost Stories, which is available in kindle and paperback forms. Mine is the first story, nicely enough, so I’m the one who gets in the kindle preview. Awesome. 

UK version
US version

Tagged: writing

Developments

It turns out that the Ghost Stories Western Style II anthology fell through after Static Press had a lull in publishing that ended up outliving the contract for the stories in it. But hey ho, these things happen. Things have presumably been happening behind the scenes, because a few of the editors have now got together to form a new imprint, Thirteen Press.

The upshot is that ‘Revenge and the Railway Dead’ is now contracted to their anthology Western Ghost Stories, which has a tentative publication date of March. They also have several calls for submissions for other anthologies. 

Currently working on:

A superhero monster story for Emby Press.
I also had a story shortlisted months ago by World Weaver Press, but they seem to be concentrating on novels at the moment so we’ll see. 

Clicking My Heels

Fairy tales seem to be de rigueur at the moment. Which suits me just fine.

Currently out in the wild:

1 story shortlisted for Specter Spectacular II: 13 Deathly Tales.
3 poems submitted for the Mslexia women’s poetry competition.

Now considering what to submit to:

Tell Me a Fable (DL: 31st July)
Fairy Tale Review (Wizard of Oz theme) (DL: 1st August)


Tagged: writing

Time to Rhyme. Or Not.

Mslexia’s Women’s Poetry Competition is open until 17th June. Ladies, do enter. It’s a great magazine.
In the wake of Pill Hill Press’s demise, Miles Boothe has set up his own publishing company, Emby Press. He’s got a few calls for submissions up for those who are interested in monsters. And who isn’t?
I’m doing a writing course at the Isle of Wight College.  It’s certainly sparked some ideas, but I think novel writing was a bit of an ambitious aim. I have no idea at all how my novel is going to end


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Unshiny and Shiny

I recently reviewed Adam Roberts’s novel By Light Alone on FerretBrain. I didn’t like it much.
I’m thinking about making some art for Neil Gaiman’s mini pretty stories though.
Also – I just came back from Disneyland Paris. It continues to be awesome.


Tagged: reviewing

A Song of Ice and Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters

 

It occurs to me that Dolorous Edd, from George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, has a spiritual twin.

 

Tagged: book related, pictures

Officially Special

Joining the information age, I guested on the Ferretbrain podcast on Coriolanus. Because apparently I like my Shakespearean leads to be utter bastards. 

Gunslinging Robots and Other News

I have another article up on Ferretbrain – What Kind of Park *is* This, a review of the film Westworld.

Once Upon an Apocalypse passed on my submission, although it got into the final ten in the slush pile. May have to retire that story for a little while, as fairytale/zombie mashups aren’t to everyone’s taste.

My At Year’s End sub is through the first hurdle and apparently with a panel of readers. Fingers crossed

Also, I’m sucking at NaNoWriMo this year.

Tagged: writing

Fly, My Pretties, Fly

Stories and poems currently loose in the wild:

One story to Once Upon an Apocalypse. Latest Facebook update says that unrejected stories have been shortlisted, so I’m crossing my fingers.

One Story to At Year’s End: SFF Holiday Stories - this market is open until 2nd November if you’d like a bit of the action.

One story to Le Carnival Grotesqe.

One poem to Mslexia - this market is always open to woman writers, so check the website if you’d like to submit.

Tagged: writing

Amazon and Other Animals

So, I set up an Author Central page at Amazon. It’s surprisingly easy.

UK Version

US Version

Currently working on:

1 story for Once Upon an Apocalypse.

Recently submitted:

1 poem for Mslexia.

Currently pondering:

Whether to do NaNoWriMo this year. All I know is my gut says ‘maybe’.