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October 22, 2015
Sleep Paralysis and, um, the Evening Standard
Ok, so the good news is that the London Evening Standard printed my letter about sleep paralysis. The bad news? They edited the vast majority of it, and also removed the name ofthe book I tried to crowbar into it. I mean, come on people, what kind of free publicity is this?!* For anybody […]
October 12, 2015
Hashtag Games – Bad Blind Date Conversations
Anybody that follows me on Twitter will know that: 1. I spend way too much time on there where I should be writing/doing something productive 2. I think hashtag games are cool For anyone that doesn’t know, hashtags are used on Twitter as a way of locating a particular topic or phrase quickly. So if […]
September 18, 2015
One Good Turn – Free on Kindle this weekend only!
Yup, as the title so succinctly states*, my newshort story collection One Good Turn is free on Kindle. But only for this weekend. Because I’m nice, but not that nice. Click here to get your copy, or to make sure you actually want to read the stories and that they’re not a collection […]
August 10, 2015
Flash Fiction: The Choice
Ok, I couldn’t resist doing another 100 word flash fiction piece. Again, I’m not going to say anything about it so as not to ruin it. So, here goes… The Choice His trembling hands shook the flimsy papers in front of his now blurry vision. The sweat pricked his forehead, beading and then leeching […]
Flash Fiction: The Inevitable
I’m not going to say too much about this 100 word flash fiction piece, because I don’t want to spoil anything. In fact, I’m not going to say anything about it. At all. Enjoy! The Inevitable I could see it, almost taste it. I knew it’d come to this. I hadn’t known how […]
July 29, 2015
Free short story – Killing Time
For a limited period, I am offering my short story Killing Time as a free download to all new subscribers to my email list. (Yeah, I know. I’m nice, me.) The story centres around a young woman, Petra (that’s her on the cover…), who finds herself trapped in a dark and eerily silent place. Every […]
July 28, 2015
Quick Definition of Irony…
Sometimes it’s good to have a mobile phone with a camera on it… (And I genuinely didn’t set this picture up by the way..!)Filed under: Uncategorized
June 25, 2015
Are Amazon *Really* Paying Authors Per Page Read? No. No, They’re Not. [Pause] Well…
Originally posted on CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD:
I understand how the internet works. I know what click bait is. If I click on a headline likeShe Used a Pen To Open an Envelope. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next…or His Dog Pooped In His Shoe and the Shoe’s Reaction was PERFECT,I agree that I’ve no one…
I understand how the internet works. I know what click bait is. If I click on a headline likeShe Used a Pen To Open an Envelope. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next…or His Dog Pooped In His Shoe and the Shoe’s Reaction was PERFECT,I agree that I’ve no one…
June 23, 2015
My new ebook – Out now!
As you may have guessed from the title of this post, my new ebook is now available to buy. It is a collection of three separate-but-interlinked crime stories, all set in London on the same fateful night. The stories are: You’ve Got a Friend Mark is on nightshift duty on the You’ve Got a […]
June 17, 2015
My Creative Process Talk on Youtube
Last month, I was fortunate enough to be invited to give atalk atInspire’d. It was a really fun evening, and I had a great time both giving the talk – about the creative process – and watching the other speakers too. Oh, and there was also wine, which is always a nice bonus. Anyway, […]
