Off With the Fairies
I'm honoured to have a short story titled 'Letting Go' in the print edition of tomorrow's Morning Star. It will also be in the online edition on Sunday (I'll post a link when it's up). And I adore the illustration from Lorna Miller below. I also love the intro they gave it: Enchantments collide in … Continue reading Publication News
In my 'About' section, there's a short list of of publications who have been kind enough to publish my writing. I'm sure my list won't look like much to more prolific writers of short fiction. I have to say, though, that every single story listed there has received at least a dozen rejections, except for … Continue reading Rejection
I sampled quite a few books on craft while I was studying. There were various degrees of usefulness, and I used them both for learning, and for supporting my arguments in assignments. Below are six of the ones I got the most from, along with the key reasons I found them useful. Royle, N (ed) … Continue reading Useful books on writing
First of all, I'd like to say one thing very loud and clear: you do not need an MFA to be successful as a writer. There are so many successful writers who never studied anything more than the books that came before theirs. I did it because I wanted to (needed to?) be more guided … Continue reading The MFA – worth it?
Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay I passed my MFA with Distinction and am still quite shocked, a couple of years later (the fact that I stuck it out, and the fact that I got a distinction). As someone who has often started big projects but rarely finished, I'm proud that I did. Even more … Continue reading Surviving
I didn’t know I had breast cancer when I wrote, Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace, in early April this year. I didn’t have the routine Mammogram until mid-June, a month and a half after Improbable Press accepted the story. A couple of weeks later, I was called back for more tests, and on 2nd August I … Continue reading Of breast cancer and cryptids and what makes us angry
Hello again! My short story, Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace, will be included in this fabulous anthology, due out in December 2021 from Improbable Press. Please do check it out: there are two volumes, with lots of great stories in each. Mine will be in Volume Blue. Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace is one of those stories … Continue reading Publication News
Yesterday I signed a contract for my story Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace to be part of the Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging: anthology from Improbable Press. They received so many great submissions that they are talking about releasing two anthologies and perhaps a special edition. Publication date is expected to be some time in early 2022. … Continue reading Publication News
Hello there! Long time no post. I've been a bit busy with my MFA course, amongst other things, but I wanted to let you know that I have a new flash fiction piece up at Wyldblood Press. It's a quick read (less than 400 words!), so if you have time, why not check it out … Continue reading New Publication and other news
In another of my author interviews, I am delighted to be able to introduce one of my favourite writers and good friend, Ashley Capes. When he’s not writing, Ashley teaches Media and English in Victoria, Australia, where he also runs an editing service with his wife, Brooke: http://closeupediting.com/ Ashley’s debut novel, City of Masks, was … Continue reading Author Interview – Ashley Capes
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