I’ve just got my copy of the new SF anthology Solaris Rising, which is one of the two things which have illuminated an otherwise rather dark week. (The other thing is, as they say, sekrit, but watch this space for an announcement after the official one is made on Sunday.) Quite aside from the warm […]
Yesterday I despatched of the final part of Queen of Nowhere to my beta-readers. Hullo real world. Right now I hate the book, mainly because I feel that it’s an opportunity wasted. I could have done proper justice to my original idea if only I’d had the time and the scientific background and the, er, […]
It’s BristolCon soon (Saturday 22nd to be precise), and they’re packing loads of good stuff into one day. Bits I’ll be helping pack include: Midday: Cover Art (with Paul Cornell, Jim Burns, Joanne Hall, Dolly Garland & Steve Upham) – We’re always being told not to judge a book by its cover, but that’s usually […]
I can sort of understand the logic of trying to post generic, barely literate ‘comments’ here in the hope that I’m dumb enough to link to a random website flogging tech-toys but … flowers from Germany, hampers from the US, and perfume from India? Boy, have you missed your demographic. And as for the short, […]
I’ve got a pretty light schedule at this weekend’s FantasyCon: I’ll be participating in the mass signing at 8pm on Friday (probably whilst wearing a corset – feel free to wear one yourself if you’re coming along) and doing a reading from Bringer of Light at 5pm in Room 134 (not, you’ll be glad to […]
Wrote, mainly. However, I made sure the cottage I booked for our week in the Yorkshire Dales also fulfilled the two main holiday requirements on my checklist, to whit, easy access to: scenery (we were right in the middle of it) and a pub (the cottage was attached to one … and there was another […]
Despite some intrusive interruptions from Real Life™ I’m finally getting into the rewrite of Queen of Nowhere. As this means trying to think like a paranoid genius geek with sociopathic tendencies who is out to save humanity whether they want saving or not, I hope you’ll forgive my more sporadic than usual posts to this […]
I’m in the last few days of (semi) holiday before I get stuck into round one of the rewrites for Queen of Nowhere. Between bouts of (currently quite time-consuming) day-job, I’ve still got a short story to finish, and some new novel pitches to hone. On the domestic front, the household’s boiler has developed a […]
The excellent Captain Tony of StarShipSofa was kind enough to interview me for his Hugo-award winning SF Audio ‘zine last week. You can hear the result here.
…cDave! Thanks to everyone who entered the competition; some great answers there. Dave, please use the ‘Contact Me’ button to provide the street address (and real name!) you’d like the book sent to. Just a quick reminder that although today is Bringer of Light‘s book birthday, the official launch is this Saturday – and you’re […]
To celebrate the imminent release of Bringer of Light, I’m doing a book giveaway. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning your very own signed hardback of the fourth Hidden Empire novel is to tell who your favorite villain is, and why, in the comments below. The competition runs […]