...the inimitable Des Lewis has real-time reviewed Sing Your Sadness Deep, which is always a joy. Des has a knack of unearthing previously unrealised themes and motifs, which - if you're a seat-of-your-pants writer like I am - is a process of discovery. He also finds fascinating links between works he is reading and reviewing… Continue reading Reviews coming in for Sing Your Sadness Deep…
The Great Charity Book Raffle – in aid of RAICES
So. Phew. This one started as a small gesture and, thanks to the generosity of the genre fiction community, has blossomed into something really quite wonderful. I was horrified by the news coming out of America that migrant children arriving at the US border are being separated from their families and detained in crowded, filthy,… Continue reading The Great Charity Book Raffle – in aid of RAICES
Sing Your Sadness Deep is now available to pre-order!
Absolutely thrilled (and slightly terrified) to say that you can now pre-order my debut short story collection, "Sing Your Sadness Deep", published by Undertow Publications. It's available via Amazon, where it will be released on 6th August, and via Undertow Publications themselves, where it will be released towards the beginning of July. The table of… Continue reading Sing Your Sadness Deep is now available to pre-order!
Guest post – Luke Walker
Today I'm bringing you a guest post from horror scribe and all round good egg Luke Walker, who talks a little about his new book The Dead Room (which you can find on Amazon in eBook and paperback format) and the thought processes which inspired it. With warning for discussion of sexual assault and violence… Continue reading Guest post – Luke Walker
Down the rabbit hole…
Very excited to be a part of this upcoming anthology - "Wonderland" is a collection of short stories inspired by Lewis Carrol's 'Alice in Wonderland', and my short story "The Night Parade" has made the ToC. My take on the Wonderland mythos is set in Osaka, Japan, and finds a world of folkloric demons and… Continue reading Down the rabbit hole…
Escape Rooms with Georgina Bruce
The excellent Georgina Bruce interviewed me over on her blog - she asked me about my writing space and habits, and if that's the kind of thing you're interested in get yourself over to her site. She'll be asking other authors in due course too! And while you're at it you should absolutely pick up… Continue reading Escape Rooms with Georgina Bruce
“The only solid facts I know is that the Shades are actually real”
fun fact: if you ever want to make a writer's day, one surefire way to get the job done is to make art inspired by their fiction. I have had the great honour of artist Michael Bukowski bringing to life the Shades from my novella "Naming the Bones". I'm particularly thrilled by this as his… Continue reading “The only solid facts I know is that the Shades are actually real”
hello burnout my old friend
I haven't blogged in a while and the reason for that is because I am too busy. So, so busy. Soul-crushingly busy. It's my own fault. I took on way too many commitments in a short space of time and now I am Suffering. It will, I hope, be worth it in the end. But… Continue reading hello burnout my old friend
“Sing Your Sadness Deep” cover reveal
One thing everyone knows about Undertow Publications is that they make gorgeous books. From Priya Sharma's 'All The Fabulous Beasts' to Mike O'Driscoll's 'The Dream Operator', Simon Strantzas' 'Nothing is Everything' to Georgina Bruce's upcoming debut collection 'This House of Wounds', Undertow's books are never less than stunning, and immense care is taken to create… Continue reading “Sing Your Sadness Deep” cover reveal
It’s Cliffmas Time
'tis the season, and my good friend Holly has put together a series of podcast episodes exploring popular Christmas songs, and just how their popularity has endured over the years. So if you'd like to hear the story of how Cliff Richard became an unlikely medical laboratory icon, check out my appearence on Holly's podcast… Continue reading It’s Cliffmas Time
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 