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February 10, 2018
Ten Little Astronauts is Fully Funded!
We did it! Ten Little Astronauts has all the funding it needs to make it into print (and then some!). Unbound has just moved it over to the paperback list, which means it now has 131% of its target. That’s pretty incredible, and it’s all down to the people who pledged or just generally helped […]
February 2, 2018
We All Saw It Coming Launch Event – Where Should it Be?
Since We All Saw It Coming wraps up the first hexalogy* of my flash fiction anthologies, I’m planning some kind of launch event to mark the occasion. Part of that planning involves trying to work out where would be best to actually hold the thing (provided I can get a venue in any of these […]
January 31, 2018
Twine for Beginners: Displaying Random Text
Even using only the most basic range of tools, Twine gives you a lot to work with. You can produce a fully featured interactive story with nothing more than plain old hyperlinks, and if you’re willing to sink just a little time into learning how to use variables, you can introduce some very sophisticated adventure […]
January 29, 2018
Southampton Global Game Jam 2018
I said a while ago that I was planning to take part in the Global Game Jam in Southampton this year, and I invited anybody interested to join me and possibly form a team before getting to the event. My approach last year was pretty much just to turn up and improvise, so I was […]
January 24, 2018
Twine for Beginners: Using Variables
Back in my first Twine for Beginners tutorial (which I recommend at least taking a glance at before tackling this one), I mentioned that it was possible to do just about anything you see in the classic Fighting Fantasy books using only passages and hyperlinks. These gamebooks use a system of numbered passages and references, […]
January 12, 2018
Join me at Southampton Global Game Jam!
From the 26th to the 28th of January, you’ll find me at the University of Southampton for the Southampton Global Game Jam, working on something that should at least vaguely resemble a videogame. 2018 will be my third year joining in with the Global Game Jam, but unlike the last two I won’t be making […]
January 5, 2018
We All Saw It Coming Ebook Available
We All Saw It Coming, my Flash Fiction Month anthology for 2017, is now available as an ebook through Smashwords. It’ll be available through other retailers shortly, but I haven’t yet assigned it an ISBN because I’m still confirming that everything is working as it should. The sheer scale of this year’s interactive fiction challenge, […]
December 27, 2017
What Now for Ten Little Astronauts?
The Christmas deadline for funding Ten Little Astronauts has now passed, but since nobody’s in the Unbound office over the holidays there’s technically nothing stopping people from contributing. If you meant to pledge before Christmas and are currently kicking yourself for missing your chance, don’t do that. There’s still time, and your support can still […]
December 22, 2017
Ten Little Astronauts Artwork by Joe Wright
Joe Wright just sent over this absolutely fantastic Ten Little Astronauts artwork! It’s based on a scene from the novella that a very small handful of people will have heard me read at the International Agatha Christie Festival. Chances are you’ll have come across Joe Wright’s work before, as he also produced the image I’ve […]
December 21, 2017
Ten Little Astronauts Has (well over) 225 Supporters!
Ten Little Astronauts has been making spectacular progress recently. So much so that it’s actually a little difficult for me to keep up: by the time I actually managed to record the 225 supporter book draw, the count was up to 233. That’s a good chunk of the way towards the next draw, which will […]
