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December 15, 2020
Flash Fiction Sale
My flash fiction piece of gothic horror, Burgundy, inspired by many summers spent exploring wine country in France, has just been accepted to appear in the forthcoming anthology, 99 tiny Terrors from Pulse Publishing.
November 13, 2020
Pitch Wars 2020
Pitch Wars is an annual event run by Brenda Drake which offers aspiring authors the opportunity to work with a mentor on their manuscripts and showcase these to prospective agents at the end of the mentoring process. I first gave it a try last year and, although I didn’t get any requests from prospective mentors I did find it an interesting experience. For that reason, and slightly wiser about the process, I decided to give it another go in 2020.
Last year I tried with one of my kid’s books but t...
September 17, 2020
Flash Fiction at Newmyths.com
My latest short story – a flash fiction piece called “The Last Library” is now live in Issue 52 of Newmyths.com. I hope you enjoy it.
August 27, 2020
“The Relic” is Published.
The Relic, my latest short story, is now in print.
My contributor’s copy of BFS Horizons #11 landed on my doormat on Friday. A lovely volume with beautiful cover art, packed full of poetry and prose. I’ve dipped into it a couple of times already and thoroughly enjoyed what I’ve read and I’m looking forward to working my way through the rest of it in the weeks to come.
July 23, 2020
Review: Darling there are Wolves in the Woods by L.V. Russell
(This is the third of three reviews for books I purchased during IndieApril.)
The woods are dark and wicked, and perhaps some things would be better off staying lost…Teya Jenkins is ten years old when her sister is taken. Niven is never found, because no one knows where to look. No one but Teya that is, who heard the whispers of the trees and saw the beautiful creatures that dwelled in the shadows. It is only after another tragedy, years later, that Teya finally dares to enter the forest that hau...
The woods are dark and wicked, and perhaps some things would be better off staying lost…Teya Jenkins is ten years old when her sister is taken. Niven is never found, because no one knows where to look. No one but Teya that is, who heard the whispers of the trees and saw the beautiful creatures that dwelled in the shadows. It is only after another tragedy, years later, that Teya finally dares to enter the forest that hau...
July 2, 2020
Review: Terrestrial Magic by Marina Ermakova
(This is the second of three reviews for books I purchased during IndieApril.)
Most sensible people avoid fire-breathing carnivores that prey on humans. But Jordan has built a career out of studying such legendary animals, creatures thought mythological until their re-emergence in the world three decades ago. She and researchers like her believe that knowledge is the key to reclaiming the land they'd lost back then, when humanity retreated into designated safety zones.
But when the humans moved o...
Most sensible people avoid fire-breathing carnivores that prey on humans. But Jordan has built a career out of studying such legendary animals, creatures thought mythological until their re-emergence in the world three decades ago. She and researchers like her believe that knowledge is the key to reclaiming the land they'd lost back then, when humanity retreated into designated safety zones.
But when the humans moved o...
June 11, 2020
Review: The Girl from A Thousand Fathoms by David Gullen
(This is the first of three reviews for books I purchased during IndieApril.)
Tim Wassiter, P.I. isn’t a cynical old-school detective with a bottle in the desk, he’s the new-age version with chickens, tea – and a little bit of magic. His ex-partner scoffs, the old lady down the road just wants him to find her missing cat, but Tim knows that magic works. He’s seen the proof and he’s learning to use it to solve crimes.
Money’s tight but now he has his first real case. But what sounds like easy money...
Tim Wassiter, P.I. isn’t a cynical old-school detective with a bottle in the desk, he’s the new-age version with chickens, tea – and a little bit of magic. His ex-partner scoffs, the old lady down the road just wants him to find her missing cat, but Tim knows that magic works. He’s seen the proof and he’s learning to use it to solve crimes.
Money’s tight but now he has his first real case. But what sounds like easy money...
April 20, 2020
Supporting Indie April
This month is Indie April during which we do our bit to support self-published authors, so I put out a call on twitter asking people to recommend their books and had an amazing response almost 100 replies to my tweet, and nearly as many book links.
Obviously I cant read all of them so I had to whittle them down and Im going to share my process for doing this with you.
First off I specifically asked for UK Amazon kindle links. A large number of authors sent me US Amazon links or links to other...
Obviously I cant read all of them so I had to whittle them down and Im going to share my process for doing this with you.
First off I specifically asked for UK Amazon kindle links. A large number of authors sent me US Amazon links or links to other...
April 7, 2020
Sale to Neo-opsis
The Canadian SF magazine Neo-opsis has been on my submission radar ever since I started writing and submitting SF short stories and every so often, when I have something I think they may like, I send it their way.
Well Im delighted to say that my latest offering, The Forgotten City, has been accepted for publication in a future issue. The contract is signed and sent back and I look forward to sharing this story with you all.
Well Im delighted to say that my latest offering, The Forgotten City, has been accepted for publication in a future issue. The contract is signed and sent back and I look forward to sharing this story with you all.
March 25, 2020
Always check your SPAM!!
Im normally quite good at this keeping an eye on my junk or spam folders for any emails that might inadvertently be flagged up and side-lined. But this time one slipped through.
Ive had a few computer issues lately. Well, when I say issues its really called husband upgrading and tinkering and doing annoying things such as deleting all my contacts! And somewhere in amongst all this a short story acceptance was marked as junk and then deleted. Or maybe it never got through at all. Whatever the...
Ive had a few computer issues lately. Well, when I say issues its really called husband upgrading and tinkering and doing annoying things such as deleting all my contacts! And somewhere in amongst all this a short story acceptance was marked as junk and then deleted. Or maybe it never got through at all. Whatever the...
