Not long now until the paperback version of Skyward Inn is out in the world. Here they are, fresh in the box, and very shiny. I wish I could take a photo that does them justice, but I can’t capture the shiny. Really, they are beautiful. They’ll be published on 20th January, and I’ll celebrate… Continue reading Skyward in paper
Usually at this point in the year I’ve run out of chocolate, but this year I am still piled high with the good stuff. Brilliant! It’s a strong start to 2022, along with a magnificent pile of book presents to keep me company while I eat. I will say – watch out when you combine… Continue reading My favourite reads of 2021
Just when I thought it was safe to slump gracefully into 2022 – look out! There’s one more book to add to the list of published works for this year, and that is They’re Out to Get You, edited by Johnny Mains. It’s a series of pulp tales, and volume one focuses on animals and… Continue reading A last minute attack
Nearly there! Days to go to the end of the year, and just in time to give readers something seasonal is ParSec issue 2, with a Christmas theme and stories from great writers including Mike Carey, Angela Slatter, and Ramsey Campbell. My story, Lovers on the Yuleton Lip, is a look at the overworked and… Continue reading Teetering on the Yule Lip
There’s a beach, close to where I grew up, that stretches for miles. I like it best out of season, in rough weather, when there’s nobody else upon it and the breakers are tall and ferocious, the sand swirling. All of these droplets and specks, grains and water, moving: too many to ever count. At… Continue reading 2021: The Year of Delicate Shells
Ssshhhh. It’s been a quiet month or so. I’m immersed in some new short stories and a longer project, and I’ll keep the serenity going until the end of the year, hopefully. Here’s the thing: I feel like I should emerge from my cave to encourage people to buy the existing books. But I’ve been… Continue reading Pre-Season Warm Ups
Tomorrow! Beyond the Veil, an anthology of new horror stories including work by Nathan Ballingrud, Josh Malerman and Lisa Tuttle, is about to be published and my story Soapstone is in the mix. It’s about a funeral, a game, a betting ring, and a favourite song. Beyond the Veil is currently touring blogs, and you… Continue reading Veils and soapstone
Today’s the launch date for Lore and Disorder – an anthology of short stories giving a mutated twist to tales of folklore. I’m so pleased to have written a story for it. It was a delight of imagining involving cable cars, swamps, and pretty lights that lead you to no place good. And it’s in… Continue reading The Long Arm of Lore and Disorder
From the Neck Up is off and away into the world, and I’ve been hanging around in a few places chatting about it. You can find me over at Tor Nightfire talking about how the act of putting a short story collection together changed my perception of the stories themselves. And I was also at… Continue reading Paper skies
Lots of From the Neck Up: It’s great to think that the collection is out in the world as from today. Forgive me if I show off my starred Publishers Weekly review one last time with a link here. Huge thank you to Titan Books for publishing five of my books, all with wonderful matching… Continue reading Neck and Neck
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