As some of you may know I'm a huge fan of Japan, especially Japanese fiction, so it's especially exciting to know that my book (which is now a year old...!) is being read in Japan. The review over at Bookdog is in Japanese, and I'm excited to be able to understand most of it: どの短編にも、痛みや悲しみが描かれています。そのつらさを自分の一部として受け入れる主人公もいれば、耐え切れず、自分を見失う主人公や、自然を超えたなにかにすがる主人公もいる。確かにどの話もウィアード（人じゃないものもたくさん出てくる）なのですが、それでいて、とても人間的… Continue reading Sing Your Sadness Deep reviewed in Japan
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And even more reviews for Sing Your Sadness Deep
Even more people have been saying incredibly kind things about Sing Your Sadness Deep and I'm honestly slightly overwhelmed by it all, and expecting it all to come crashing down at any moment. A vardo, which may or may not belong to Sara's grandmother in 'The Pain-Eater's Daughter' The venerable John Linwood Grant over… Continue reading And even more reviews for Sing Your Sadness Deep
Even more reviews for Sing Your Sadness Deep
Attention is scary. Being a writer* is embodying a strange paradox in that on one hand, you would like people to read your writing - that's why we submit it to anthologies and magazines. But on the other hand, knowing that people are actually reading your writing is a deeply unnerving experience. It feels like… Continue reading Even more reviews for Sing Your Sadness Deep
Reviews coming in for Sing Your Sadness Deep…
...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…
News update: Laika nomination and Locus review
I discovered this morning, browsing Twitter (as you do), that "Looking for Laika" made the longlist of nominees for the British Science Fiction Association Awards! It's a pretty full list of nominees, with some quality stories on there, so it's pretty awesome to have made the longlist. And "Naming the Bones" has been reviewed by… Continue reading News update: Laika nomination and Locus review
on ‘Ptichka’
The British Fantasy Society recently reviewed 'Horror Uncut: Tales Of Social Insecurity and Economic Unease', and very kind words were said about my short story 'Ptichka', which appears in the anthology. 'Ptichka' was an interesting story to write. For one thing, it was the first time I'd ever written anything 'to spec' - that is,… Continue reading on ‘Ptichka’
Book Review – Brown Bread, Boys: A Tragedy by Delilah Des Anges
(Please forgive the Amazon image, I couldn't find a better one on short notice.) Self published books have a terrible reputation. Sturgeon's Law claims that ninety percent of everything is crap, and this adage is never waved around more than in discussions about fanfiction and/or self published books. I'm not going to discuss my own… Continue reading Book Review – Brown Bread, Boys: A Tragedy by Delilah Des Anges
Recent Readings
The Language of Dying by Sarah Pinborough A short but mesmerising read. The story of a woman waiting for her father to die, while her family slowly falls to pieces around her. It's a story about what happens when all hope runs out, about how precious life is and how easy it is to forget… Continue reading Recent Readings
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 