March 2025 Bookfunnel promotions. More great reads to choose from.

One of my New Year writing resolutions was to engage in more Bookfunnel promotions. These are where a group of authors get together to cross-promote either their free offerings or showcase each other’s books for sale. It’s a great way … Continued

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The same New Problem. Twice!

If there’s one thing that I should have learned by now, it’s not to trust the voices in my head. They have their own agenda, I’m just the long-suffering person who writes it down and tries to make sense of … Continued

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It’s all so Alien to me.

In nearly thirty novels and goodness knows how many short stories, there’s one subject that I’ve not written about much. And it’s a surprising one for a sci-fi author. Aliens. The thing is, I’ve never felt the need to involve … Continued

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February 2025 Bookfunnel promotions. More great reads to choose from.

One of my New Year writing resolutions was to engage in more Bookfunnel promotions. These are where a group of authors get together to cross-promote either their free offerings or showcase each other’s books for sale. It’s a great way … Continued

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The return of Kalyn Deere. This time, she’s bringing her friends.

As you might remember, last year I wrote a series of short stories about a private detective called Kalyn Deere. All the stories were stand-alone. But, like all good TV series, they had a common thread running through them. I … Continued

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Short story or Novel? Knowing when to stop writing.

As someone who gets a lot of ideas, the concept of story length is a somewhat fraught subject. When I start putting the contents of my mind’s eye down, I have no clue where it will all end up. Let … Continued

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The voices are back, bringing motivation.

Since the end of November last year, I’ve been suffering from a writing malaise. Not exactly writer’s block, it’s more of an I can’t be bothered sort of thing. I’ve been having just as many ideas as usual but I … Continued

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My first year (and a bit) on Medium.

Officially, the first anniversary was back in November, but I didn’t actually get organised until the end of the year, due to NaNoWriMo, setting up my Stripe account and finding publications that would publish my content. So, I really don’t … Continued

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