Cover reveal. Steampunk adventures in Steven Smith’s “Chasing Shadows.”

I must admit that I’ve been waiting for this day, when I can finally reveal the cover of this upcoming book in all its glory. But first, a few words about the story, including a few thoughts from my beta … Continued

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We’re all going on a road trip.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. You’re going on a road trip: where are you headed? With who? What are your snacks? Music? Plans? A road trip. Now there’s something that hasn’t been a … Continued

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Coming soon, the second Andorra Pett Audiobook.

I’ve just sent the second Andorra Pett audiobook, Andorra Pett on Mars, to ACX quality assurance. I was looking for a narrator who would capture the soul of the story and bring it to life. I found Lianne Walker. As … Continued

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The things that people say. When they think you can’t hear them.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. How often do you overhear an awesome one-liner or witty comeback, and tell yourself you need to write that down to use for one of your characters? I’m … Continued

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It’s been a while, the Balcom story continues.

I wrote Ribbonworld, the first part of the Balcom series, way back in 2014. It was never meant to be more than a stand-alone story about corruption and corporate misdeeds, set on a hostile planet at some time in the … Continued

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Bending the rules, is that one genre, or several?

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Is ‘genre-bending’ and ‘genre hybrid’ a reality or a fallacy? Has plot changed since Shakespeare or the Bible? I think that stories, if they’re good enough, transcend genre. … Continued

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A new release from M.J.Mallon

This week, I’m spotlighting a new collection of verse. Lockdown Innit is a poetry collection of eighteen poems about life’s absurdities and frustrations during lockdown. Wherever you live in this world, this is for you. Expect humour, a dollop of … Continued

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