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It feels like Fatal Glitch has new meaning this month when we've hit twenty degrees Celsius in February - in the UK! It reminds me to get back into my edits too, so that's the plan for March. I've spent a lot of this month making the most of the weather in the garden, getting it ready for spring and starting off seedlings indoors. I've also been reading and commenting on the novels of the two alpha readers I swapped books with. One has given me their feedback, which brings me

Snow and frost is on the horizon in England for tomorrow and the day after but I have two great books to keep me occupied as part of the alpha swap I've set up with two other writers. They'll be reading my prequel novella to the Courage Colony books Fatal Glitch over the next few weeks while I read their books. I was hoping to get three alpha readers on board for this first round of feedback on Fatal Glitch but two is great to start me off and should give me some usable feedb

A lot has happened over the last few months. First, by the 24th June, my fragile first draft of The Approach had faced the firing squad of my alpha readers, and I had their feedback in hand. That makes them sound mean – they weren't, but they were honest, and it seemed like the book needed a fair bit of work, particularly in acts two and three. Between the four alpha readers, I had around 400 in-line comments to sort through, and pages of summary comments. I guess, in context

I'm afraid I've been a bit remiss in updating this blog! But the good news is... Last year I was chuffed to find a home for two horror stories in anthologies edited by Matthew Cash. The first, Death By Chocolate, was published in March 2016 by KnightWatch Press. Here's the blurb: Chocolate. Some people crave it, some people hate it. It is given on many occasions, and used for many reasons. For celebration and for comfort, in good times and bad. This selection box brings you 1

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It's a bit early for new year but I think celebrations are still in order! Today I checked my twitter feed, only to find I have been listed on James Everington's website. He has listed me as one of his favourite 93 odd short stories of 2014. These are stories which "impress [...him] enough to make a note of it in the first place, and then still seem as impressive when [...he] whittled the list down for this post." I am so honoured to be included and am happy to see that two o

Those who have read my Upcoming Releases page know I've been working on a Novella which follows and extends the story of The Russian Sleep Experiment. Yesterday I finished editing part II. It needs one final read through and then I am on to writing the final third of the story, where minds get twisted without the obvious chemical influence of Gas 76-IA. (Fictional) researchers, prisoners and civilians will be and have been harmed in the making of this narrative. I have tried