A speculative fiction gathering of authors and readers Thrilled thrilled thrilled to announce this event. Fellow fantasy author Shameez Patel Papathanasiou and I have been working on pulling this together for a few weeks now and I am delighted by the outcome. I mentioned Otherworld’s origin story in May so there’s no reason to repeatContinue reading "Otherworld"
Time travel with Fan Ho
Do you believe in past lives? I do. Since everything but pure maths and music is a story, I decided a long time ago to believe whatever pleases me, and the idea of past lives pleases me greatly. Every time I look at Fan Ho’s work I feel like I’m looking at a memory. PajamaContinue reading "Time travel with Fan Ho"
The Fulcrum / An extract
So last week I heard that The Fulcrum is a finalist in the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards. Hurrah! Now I can put gold stickers on all my copies, which, if you know me, is really like winning an Oscar. In honour of this event, I’m posting an extract that links to the cover of TheContinue reading "The Fulcrum / An extract"
Jealousy, social media, and the ever-expanding 4th skin
Petty competitive jealousy is a mean-spirited little imp I have yet to fully master. It’s better these days, as I get older and at least wiser than my younger self, but it still loves to crawl out of the dark occasionally and squat on my shoulder, whispering churlish opinions into my ear, blackening my thoughtsContinue reading "Jealousy, social media, and the ever-expanding 4th skin"
Okay but don’t tell anyone yet
A few weeks ago before Comic Con I got an email from Alan the store manager at Exclusive Books Waterfront saying they were going to stock my book at the event and would I like to do signings at the stand (nice idea but unworkable in reality since, on the day I was there, aContinue reading "Okay but don’t tell anyone yet"
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