Stay Tuned
I’ve some very good news pending both to lovers of my m/m fiction and to fans of my more gothic, dark twisted stories, but I’m afraid this is merely a quick dash in and out to tell you that I can’t say more at this time: it’s a bit like selling a house ‘subject to [...]
Byker Books
I’m pleased to announce that a short story of mine, ‘Equal Opportunities’ has been accepted for publication in Radgepacket Volume 5, published by Byker Books. So what is Radgepacket, and what type of fiction does it contain? A Radgepacket is someone prone to extreme outbursts of bad temper. Think Urban Noir with a twist, or [...]
Important: Please stop to think before submitting your work
I do want to cover this in more detail another day, but for all new and even existing writers, please check what you are doing before subbing work or entering competitions. Do NOT send your work to anyone requesting ALL RIGHTS or WORLD RIGHTS, and do not sign any contracts that include a non-specified time [...]
Marooned up for a Best Book Honour this weekend!
My story “Marooned” was reviewed this week by Whipped Cream erotic romance reviews and is up for Best Book honour this weekend (voting runs from Saturday, January 15th through Sunday January 16th). Check it out from Saturday by clicking HERE. Edited to add: Voting is now over but you can still read the review.
An icy little offering
Pop along to http://www.paragraphplanet.com/ today, January 4th, for an icy little offering perfect for this time of year. If you miss it, ‘Jack Frost Visits’ will be in the archives at the end of the month.
End of year news
It’s way past time I posted an end of year news item, but it’s not been easy. Truth is, I’m waiting on ‘news’ and have nothing much to tell you.Writing wise, ‘Marooned’ was published at Changeling as anticipated. I’ve nothing else subbed to them at present. I’m still waiting on edits for ‘Toasted Almond’ with [...]
Another Paragraph
Paragraph Planet have accepted and published another short paragraph of mine. I know they are only 75 words, but they are good exercises and rather fun to do. I also intend to collect these and do something more with them at some point in the future. Today’s offering is called Solemn Obsequies: http://www.paragraphplanet.com/ and is [...]
Late News
This is a little bit late news, time wise — mostly my fault for not realising the issue was out — but I’m very pleased to announce that my Sleepy Hollow tribute, a sestina poem called ‘Ichabod, Ichabod, Ichabod’ went out this the Halloween edition of Fantasy Ezine. Unfortunately, only subscribers can read this, but [...]
New
I’m in a quiet phase of reading and writing at present, so I thought this a good time to introduce a couple of items to the site. Both via the ‘Everything Else’ page in the main index you can find ‘First Lines’ where I’ve simply listed a number of opening lines from various examples of [...]
Remember the 5th of November
There’s more than one reason to celebrate the 5th of November. One is the release of my book ‘Marooned’ from Changeling Press. Nip along to read the blurb and an except. Go on, you know you want to. When you’ve done that you can carry on reading here regarding the UK tradition of celebrating Guy [...]