Well, this is going to be rather amazing. I’m really chuffed that so many people have offered to have me on their blog over the month of September. It’s going to be a bit like Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour. Except not quite so strenuous. And with less singing. So much better all round, then. […]
Well, maybe not. Either way, this would appear to be the obligatory “That’s my book in WHSmiths! Squeeeeee!” post then, slightly earlier than planned. OK, it isn’t in the promotion section, because (a) it’s a high street store, not a travel one and (b) it’s not September yet. But that is definitely my book in a […]
Apologies in advance, but this is the obligatory “My copies of my book have arrived! Squeeeeee!” post, postponed from Friday when I didn’t have time to write it. So then. My copies of my book have arrived! Squeeeeee! Right, that’s over. However, do brace yourselves for some time on Thursday when – with any luck […]
So then. On Monday, my publishers took delivery of the first copies of the book. And today it seems that WHSmith are showing it as “In stock” in their online store, even though the official publication date isn’t until next Thursday. So it must be real, although I won’t actually believe it until I manage to […]
I’ve got something a bit different for you today. Not only an interview but – drum roll – a giveaway. The interview is with Steve Moran, the powerhouse behind the excellent Willesden Herald New Short Stories Competition. The giveaway? Well, you’ll need to read to the end of the interview to find out. But trust […]
A long time ago, when the kids still needed booster seats for car journeys, we used to pass the time by listening to a wonderful series of cassettes called “Hello Children Everywhere”. These were brilliant compilations of the old stuff that kids of my generation used to listen to on Children’s Favourites. I say brilliant, […]
Nice to hear today that TheRightEyedDeer have accepted my very short flash “Value for Money”. So that will appear in their very next issue, number 7, some time this month. I originally wrote this during a charity write-a-thon thing – one of those things where you try and write a new piece every hour, and […]
… and I haven’t got a coherent blog post for you, I’m afraid. I’m alternating between feelings of wild elation and the feelings of a particularly confused rabbit frozen in the headlights right now, so coming up with anything remotely sensible is beyond me. September’s blog tour is taking shape nicely, though, with a wide […]
Way back in March I had an e-mail from Folded Word, asking me if I’d like to write issue 5 of their occasional broadside Heron. Folded Word are the people who produce PicFic (regular readers may remember this, as well as this) and I like their quirky approach to finding new ways to present fiction […]
… is now up at The View from Here. Like most of the things I’ve written lately, I’m not entirely sure where this came from. Certainly when I started writing, I didn’t have a clue where it was heading, but I was quite pleased when the ending presented itself. Anyway, it’s nice to be in […]