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Mama Barkfingers reviewed
Wondrous Reads has published a cracking review of Mama Barkfingers, one of my Teen Reads reluctant reader stories for Badger Learning. Reviewer Jenny gives it a 9/10 rating and says: […]
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New Warhammer 40,000 e-short out today – Logan Grimnar Defender of Honour
It’s day seven on the Black Library Warhammer 40,000 advent calendar and behind today’s window is a short story by me! Logan Grimnar: Defender of Honour is a festive tale […]
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Storyteller – A Found Book and a very special collection
A very special ebook has been published today, and I’m very proud to have a story in it. It all started on 20th December last year. Nick Campbell posted the […]
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More Encounters of Sherlock Holmes reviews
Happy Bank Holiday Monday! I thought I’d kick off the week with a couple of reviews of Encounters of Sherlock Holmes which have been doing the rounds online, specifically relating […]
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On the illicit love of short stories
Earlier this week I was discussing podcasts with Emma Newman and she pointed me towards a podcast interview she did with the guys at The Roundtable Podcast. I’m very glad […]
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New Book Day: Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
Today sees the publication of Encounters of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of new Sherlockian adventures edited by George Mann and published by Titan Books. Plus, there’s a story from me […]
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Resurrection Engines new cover
Scott Harrison has just sent me the new, slightly updated cover for Resurrection Engines, the new steampunk collection from Snow Books that features my story, Fairest of Them All. This gives […]
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Resurrection Engines
Do you hate those Facebook, Twitter or blog posts that say ‘Oooo, I’ve been doing something exciting and top secret this week…’? Me to. Unfortunately, this is one of them. […]
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Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
The worst part of being a writer? The wait after you’ve sent off your first draft to an editor. Will they hate it? What changes will they request? Will they […]
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Voices from the Past
Voices from the Past is a new charity short story collection feature 28 stories from 28 writers – including me! I’m chuffed to be involved in this project for two […]
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New review of The Obverse Book of Ghosts
The Black Abyss has just posted an amazing review of The Obverse Book of Ghosts, which I edited last year. Colin Leslie says: “Thirteen tales of ghostly goings […]
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Review: What they hear in the dark by Gary McMahon
What they hear in the dark, the first chapbook from Simon Marshall-Jones’ new Spectral Press imprint, is a creepy little tale of a couple mourning the death of their son. […]