Seriously?
Recently, I came face to face with one of those odd little unsolvable mysteries.
I was ordering an on-line shop including ice cream for the kids, when I noticed that the Morrisons site had somehow put a picture of The…
Out in paperback!
Fahrenheit Press's Chris McVeigh has signed The Eternity Fund, which is now a published e-book, and will soon become, for the first time, a paperback. This is after what seems like a very long wait, during which time the…
An industry view on the Creative Writing MA
A Creative Writing MA is a notoriously expensive investment and, in terms of distance learning, it’s also a relatively new phenomenon. When I began mine at Lancaster in 2011, it was one of only two on-line courses available. Now, in…
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Writers’ Retreats
Having experienced a ‘taught’ retreat as an MA student battling with my debut novel, I have to say that I found it liberating.
There’s nothing like escaping from the daily drag in order to be able to write exclusively.…
Something I found today...
I went through a few desktop documents today, and found a screenshot I took when The Eternity Fund reached number 2 bestseller position in the 4,000 plus SF/F titles available on Audible.co.uk. It may not have been there for long…Read more
Some thoughts on reaching the end of my first year as a Creative Writing PhD student
I’m now a year in, and delighted I made the decision to enroll. In the hope that my experience will be helpful to others wondering whether this step is the right one to take, I’ve summarised some of what I’ve…
Women in Sci Fi
The debate on whether women write true SF or whether this is best left to men (while the ladies stick with softer fantasy) is always thought-provoking, and at times amusing. Read The Atlantic's article on women SF writers, and the…
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Mslexia's Advice for Aspiring Writers
The Spring edition of Mslexia is full of great tips for would-be writers.
The magazine’s philosophy of creative practice echoes my own, so I can’t resist quoting:
‘[Writing researcher] Robert Boice compared writers who scheduled a daily writing session with…
Number One!
It's certainly transitory, and it may only even last a few hours, but I was delighted to check the Audible.co.uk listings this morning and to find The Eternity Fund in the number one spot for contemporary fantasy sales. This…