It’s that time of the year again. The veil grows thin. Flash Fiction for Halloween 2024

Once again, it’s time to feature a short story that I wrote for Halloween, a few years ago. I was asked to write a ghost story for a Circle of Spears performance at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, way … Continued

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A somewhat inconvenient paralysis of my writing muscle. Maybe a change of focus is required?

Now I’ve finished Where’s Lizzie? I would expect to be writing several thousand words a day on one of my other projects. After all, I have enough half-finished work to be getting on with. I’m lucky to be able to … Continued

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It’s all in the edit.

I’m in the middle of editing Where’s Lizzie? I got the corrected document back from my editor before Christmas and, apart from a quick look over it, I left it alone. I didn’t want to make a start when there … Continued

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A different way of publishing. I start a new series of Sci-fi short stories on Medium.

Happy New Year to you all. In an attempt to reach a different audience, I thought that I’d try a new way of putting my work out. First, a bit of background. As well as my stand-alone stories, I’ve written … Continued

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Maybe you were right. A short story for the season.

Here’s something I wrote a few years ago now, for a competition. It didn’t win, or even get a mention but I’ve had a few good reactions whenever I post it. The story deals with the magic of Christmas, seen … Continued

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It’s that time of the year again. The veil grows thin. Flash Fiction for Halloween 2023..

Once again, it’s time to feature a short story that I wrote for Halloween. I was asked to write a ghost story for a Circle of Spears performance at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, way back in 2016. They … Continued

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The Safety of the Realm. The first draft of a new Steampunk adventure.

I’ve finished the first draft of my twenty-first novel and my fourth Steampunk adventure. This one is the sequel to my 2020 publication, The Sensaurum and the Lexis. Once again, Jackson and Jessamine, in their roles as two of The … Continued

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I was never a writer, this is my story.

This (slightly edited) post first appeared on the much-missed Sue Vincent’s website. I was trying to express how I ended up writing novels, a way of occupying my time that nobody (including me) would have ever believed that I could … Continued

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