It’s a good thing The Arrival of Missives is so beautiful to look at because I had the delight of seeing the cover splashed about once more as it was shortlisted for the (deep breath of amazement) John W. Campbell Memorial Award last week. Looking good amongst the best company there. The winners will be… Continue reading More Short(listed) Missives
One of those events to chalk up as a life experience, Comic Con was a bit on the overwhelming side considering I spend nearly all of my time sitting quietly, writing about stuff, with the volume control on the stereo barely above O. Also I have no sense of direction so my chances of finding any celebrities were… Continue reading Comic Interlude
I’ll be at MCM Comic Con in London this Sunday, taking part in a panel and generally hanging around with other authors. There will be quite a few of us, but I’m particularly looking forward to seeing my fellow panellists and Unsung authors, Oliver Langmead and Verity Holloway. Together we should be able to think of interesting stuff… Continue reading Comic Con and Space Shops
Lots of things happened, all at once. Like buses. I’ll fill in. The Beauty will be published in the US by Titan Books in November 2017. A new, previously unpublished novelette of mine about aliens and miscommunications called ‘Peace, Pipe’ will be included with it. It looks smashing. Look. Barnes and Noble ran a cover reveal and an excerpt on… Continue reading Crazy Buses
The Beauty is now available in Italian – here’s the lovely, languid cover: Also, voting for the Saboteur Awards will soon close, so here’s a polite nudge to make The Arrival of Missives look all popular, please. There’s a great breakdown of all the nominees in the Best Novella category here. Voting closes on the 30th… Continue reading La Bellezza
The 2084 Kickstarter continues, adding stretch goals to tempt us further, and now you can even watch me talk about my rollercoaster story. I also talk about Sean Bean, puppies, the difficulties of making a good cover for dystopian novels, and why I’m optimistic about the future. I may have written the only upbeat dystopian… Continue reading If you want something visual
A few weeks ago my novella The Beauty was shortlisted for a Saboteur Award, and that was amazing. Except it wasn’t a few weeks ago. Incredibly, it was two years ago, and now I’m delighted to say the same thing has happened to The Arrival of Missives – it’s been shortlisted in the Best Novella… Continue reading That Was Quick/Slow/Quick
