Well the last year has been very strange and stressful, but words are still happening and publishers, bless ’em, are still getting things out to the public. I’ve a new short story in the forthcoming Lost Gods anthology from the … Continue reading
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Want a bit of escapism? My fantasy novel, Babylon Steel is on offer on Bookbub for .99p, for one month from 10 July! Babylon Steel, former avatar of the goddess of sex and war, former sword-for-hire, now owner of the … Continue reading
I am very happy to announce that my novella for Newcon Press – A Hazardous Engagement – is now available for pre-order. It has a fabulous cover by artist Duncan Kay and is part of a four-book set including stories by Kari … Continue reading
*Opens door, pushing aside pile of e-post, disturbs several dozen electronic skittery things, blows dust off website.* Hmm. Looks a bit neglected in here. A few things have happened since I last posted: (more than a few, but I’m confining … Continue reading
And we’re back, folks, with the Mystery Box. (See the previous post). I thought that The Box only contained ideas, but it seems I was wrong. My filing can be…random. Especially when I’m tidying the room in a hurry because we … Continue reading
Next to my desk there are boxes. Resting on the top of the pile is a battered shocking pink storage box with a lid whose corners have all ripped, and whose once-white velour pattern is now mostly grubby grey. This … Continue reading
I used to live in a world where everyone was Normal. Everyone in my family, certainly. And all our neighbours, of course. Of course, there was the Polish guy living on the decrepit farm, who no-one ever saw, except when … Continue reading
The very splendid Jacey Bedford’s debut novel, Empire of Dust, is coming out on the 4th of November. She kindly agreed to answer some intrusive questions… 1: The first published short story you have listed on your website was in 1998 … Continue reading
Which sounds like something my heroine Evvie Sparrow would be up to. In my case – conventions. I just returned from the entirely delightful 9 Worlds Geekfest, where I was on a panel on Epic Fantasy in the effulgent company of … Continue reading
I am delighted to announce that the lovely Solaris Books have commissioned Sparrow Falling, a sequel to my steampunk novel Shanghai Sparrow – (read an extract here). Sparrow Falling is due out in summer 2015. Shanghai Sparrow has been getting some nice … Continue reading