I’ve been sitting on the bench in the churchyard for twenty minutes. I always choose this bench – it has a good view of the road so I can watch people coming and going, and for most of the day it’s shaded by the bulk of the church behind me. It’s a good place to […]
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#FridayFlash – Ok, Cupid
Keep telling yourself you’re not going on a date, you’re using your one-day free trial of a relationship. For that one afternoon or evening, whichever you choose, you’ve got a companion, someone to discuss life with in all its glory and banality, someone to make you feel like you’re part of a greater whole. It’s […]
New Cover Reveal
I’ve had three self-published e-books available from Amazon for some time now; The First Tale, which collected the episodes of my web serial into one steampunk story, Checkmate and Other Stories, which collected the first fifteen stories that I’d had published online, and Dead Man’s Hand, a trilogy of short stories which served as a […]
Bloody Parchment: The Root Cellar and Other Stories out now!
I’ve been quite excited about this for some time, but I’ve finally pleased to announce that I’ve got a story in the new Bloody Parchment collection, The Root Cellar and Other Stories! Isn’t that a fabulous cover? I’m proud to be associated with anything that looks like the Bride of Frankenstein. Edited by Nerine Dorman, […]
#FridayFlash – The Oldest Trick
Emascula the Great prowled around the stage, brandishing the first sword for the audience. Stella climbed into the ornate lacquered box, smiling and waving as she settled herself in. Only her head and feet were visible, her body replaced by the black cabinet. Emascula thrust the first sword into the box. Stella pulled an expression […]
How to Write Something New
There would appear to be three major ‘versus’ debates going on in publishing these days. You’ve got Self-publishing versus Traditional Models, there’s Work for Free versus Alternate Income Stream, and Pants versus Plotting. I’m not going into the first two, but the third is one with which I’ve wrestled for some time. The key pros […]
