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An Update - In Which, I Have Been Away...and Life Has Changed

In Which Life has Changed Over the last few months, and years, you will have noticed a change to my blog - not so many posts on writing and then, more recently, a few on releases, pre-releases and books on sale. I have been writing...just not as much for myself as I should have been over the last few years, and much of my work has been for someone else and not for me.In short, I entered a

JUST RELEASED: Destiny's Queen

The dark-fantasy stand-alone short story, Destiny's Queen is now available from any of the platforms listed on its Books2Read page, which can be found here: https://books2read.com/u/4jMp9v.What&... it About?In Destiny's Queen a queen must secure her kingdom, by marrying a suitable ally, but on the night of the ball in which she must choose a suitor, her fiance's ghost returns to haunt her, and

Now Available on PRE-ORDER: Bid the Moon Goodbye

Bid the Moon Goodbye is the second short story for this month. It takes us back to the early days of Lunar One, when humans discovered shapeshifters walked among them, and tolerance for the discovery was sparceWhat's it About?Bid the Moon Goodbye is a science-fiction short story that explores the early days of Lunar One from the perspective of a werewolf family, whose true nature is

Now Available on PRE-ORDER: Destiny's Queen

Destiny's Queen is this month's very first short story, and it's now available on pre-order. It's one of the few times I've written a ghost, but is also a story that explores the obligations of being a fantasy queen, and the hazards of being eligible royalty.What's it About?In Destiny's Queen her royal majesty must work at overcoming the assassination of her lover and fiance, and the death of her

JUST RELEASED: Headlines From the Starman

I uploaded this one late on Saturday afternoon, and it's a story I think is a little off-beat, even for me. I wrote it to experiment with a different style of storytelling, while playing with the idea that the press tend to exaggerate things or take them out of context, in order to sell more newspapers.And, yes, I wrote it well before the current politics came about. Watching something similar

Dark God Emergent is in this Month's IASFA Fantasy Promotion

You can find this promotion at: https://iasfa.org/apr24 As you may already know, I'm a member of the International Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors (IASFA), which supports SFF authors, regardless of where in their career, they're at.And as you also might already know, the IASFA runs a promotion of free or 99c books every month, where they ask for a reader's first name

NEW RELEASE: Road Trip

 Curiosity kills more than cats, and when you're not much taller than a pencil, you need to take more care then most.Road Trip is the story of how one fairy's curiosity takes her into the seamy underside of a human world trying to adapt to the complications of being rejoined to the Otherworld - and the crimes that come with it.You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, urban

FFXIV Online – Little Ladies’ Day Event – An Unexpected Princess

Clear Oceans heads to New Gridania to take part in the Little Ladies' Day spring event.

Swords ‘n’ Magic and Stuff (Early Access) – Series 1 – Ep. 201: Crafting...

Today's first episode. We visit with Alta as she crafts, builds and explores the world of Tirawyn.

NEW RELEASE: The Depredides Dance

Some things are just not meant to be...or that's the impression Cutter gets as everything that could go wrong starts happening. The Depredides Dance picks up where the first book in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey series leaves off, filling in the gap before the second book in that series. Cutter once again finds herself in hot water, and looking for an escape or rescue, and finding it no longer