The festive season is just around the corner – or fully in swing, if the TV adverts are to be believed – and once again, it’s worth remembering this isn’t an easy time for everyone. So, while I am no mental health expert (and this has nothing to do with books…), as I am about […]
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Well, it’s been a busy year so far in 2015, and I’m looking set to end the year in a high note. After being much delayed (I know, I know, I’m sorry) Dark Dates 3 is now back from all my beta readers and so is on track to be published early 2016. My short […]
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions any more. January is smack in the middle of my busiest time of year, it’s always bloody cold or raining, and everyone around me is undertaking a detox, which only makes me want to surrender myself more to Bacchanalian excess, provided such excess can be carried out from the […]
So, at some stage I plan to set up a Dark Dates shop – the minor drawback being I have no idea how to do that – but this Everybody Loves Laclos* magnet is something I was playing with care of Cafepress last week, with the initial batch sent out to some long-term readers… *Someone suggested […]
While my love for notebooks is well-documented, I also have a fondness for writer themed gifts – and I admit I’m not above buying them for myself if I feel the need for a little boost. My latest purchase was a bespoke mug I bought from Moonpig for a friend and I have who have […]
OK, it’s not a new book, but with the Fringe fast approaching, I thought I’d offer a taster from this short story / novella, to give you a taster. If you fancy reading more, you can buy as a standalone eBook or in paperback as part of the collection of short stories. Go on, give […]
Why is it so hard to lay claim to the title ‘writer?’ What makes a person feel like doing so is, at best, pretentious, at worst delusional? And is it a problem more common with women? I thought I’d look at my own struggle with the word, and see if it chimes with any of […]
So, after years of having ‘go on a writers’ retreat’ firmly etched on my to-do list, I finally got my arse into gear and managed it last week. The reasons it has taken me so long are manifold, some good, some bad, some trivial, some serious. I’ve spent so much of the last 3 years […]
Fancy a peek at what I have been working on lately (the above is a working title only, and obviously this is still a draft, so subject to change). Enjoy! You’d think that the one good thing about being dead was at least you no longer had to worry about getting a date. Barry stared […]
Well, been a busy couple of weeks at Dark Dates towers. Not only am I working on Dark Dates 3 (honest!) but I’ve been working on getting Wolf Night into print, since I know some of you out there like having a physical copy. I’m chuffed to bits with how it looks, thanks to the […]
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