I am doing a very quick drive by update to say that I have a short novella (or long short story?) I’m self-publishing (as a test) called The Devil’s Prayer that you can currently pre-order on Amazon There is a second (longer) novella set in the same world I’m aiming to bring out next month.
Category Archives: Writing
Writing About Writing About Writing 33
Part 33 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. Milford Science Fiction Writers have also been serialising this set of blog-posts, they’re good people, you should check them out. Apparently the last of these was in MayContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 33”
Writing About Writing About Writing 32
Part 32 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. Milford Science Fiction Writers have also been serialising this set of blog-posts, they’re good people, you should check them out. It did, for a second, make meContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 32”
Publishing news
Out of the blue – but the result of a burst of enthusiasm some months ago – I have a new essay being published in a fine Black Shuck book – There’s Nothing Out There edited by Sophie Essex. The lost-in-the-wilderness horror genre is a gloriously oversaturated market which both plays to our basic fearsContinue reading “Publishing news”
Writing About Writing About Writing 31
Part 31 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. October was, as ever, a busy month, holding both FantasyCon and BristolCon which I attended, participated in and enjoyed. I grabbed some books – including some writingContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 31”
Writing About Writing About Writing 30
Part 30 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. Quick health update – taking some time to get used to pacing as energy still seems to be poor. As per modus operandi I’ve read or amContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 30”
Writing About Writing About Writing 29
Part 29 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. So – time to dust this off I guess. I haven’t read much since #28 so will be doing a bit of a reset. I have, though,Continue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 29”
I would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for…
OK so it’s been a while. And there’s a reason for that. One that was not at all obvious until a random blood test revealed the true culprit. Random letter number combination? No, Vitamin B12 deficiency. I have pernicious anemia (means it’s not diet related – my lovely autoimmunity has found another target) – andContinue reading “I would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for…”
Writing About Writing About Writing 28
Part 28 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. So I haven’t yet done the Year of Buying NO Books and a Climb Mount TBR challenge blog, which I said would be in January. I have for the pastContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 28”
Writing About Writing About Writing 27
Part 27 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. And suddenly it’s December and there’s a bunch of books I’ve read but neglected to blog about… Kae Tempest’s On Connection was a short book about suddenlyContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 27”