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Kindle First! Read My Novel A Month Before Official Release

November 1, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

This is a brilliant start for Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind. I’m stunned! You can read the eBook edition of my novel one month before the official release date. Starting today and continuing through November, Kindle First offers one of six upcoming new releases at a reduced price to all readers, and Free to […]

47North Deal For Dreams Before The Start Of Time

October 27, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

What a year this is turning out to be! I’m dizzy. Back in April, I delivered the manuscript for my second novel, Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind (imminent release date, 1 December) and this month I’ve signed a contract for my third novel with 47North. The title is Dreams Before The Start Of Time […]

Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind — Paperback Reveal

October 14, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

One of the great pleasures of a real print book, for me, is seeing how the cover designer has carried some element of the front cover art to the book’s spine and back cover. So I’m delighted to reveal the full cover art for the paperback edition of Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind.

5 Authors On Their Short Story Inspirations

September 16, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Next week, my story “The Adoption” will be published in an anthology of speculative fiction—Phantasma—edited by J.D. Horn and Roberta Trahan. I decided to celebrate the anthology’s upcoming release by reflecting on a piece of short fiction that inspired my fiction writing. And this led me to wonder if my co-contributors could pinpoint short stories […]

My New Website and The Latest on Phantasma Stories

August 31, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

I decided to pile on the stress this summer by rebuilding my website! As the rebuild progressed, my second novel Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind moved steadily forward from its development edit, to copy edit and proofread. And, at the same time, I polished my short story ‘The Adoption” for the anthology, Phantasma Stories, […]

ARCs For Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind

August 27, 2015 /2 Comments/in /by

A milestone moment. A box of books! All the way from the US of A. These are Advance Reader Copies of Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind. If you’ve never heard of ARCs, let me explain… An ARC is an uncorrected proof, and it’s produced several months before a book’s official publication date. A publisher […]

Cover Release: Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind

August 7, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

Since I returned from my month’s research trip to China in May last year, I’ve worked flat-out to write my second novel, Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind. So this is a special week for me—to see the fabulous cover art, by designer MS Corley. I love the strong emphasis on typography. Publication date: 1 […]

A Conversation With Speculative Fiction Author E.J. Swift

June 10, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , , /by

I met E.J. Swift last summer when we shared a panel at LonCon 3, with David Hebblethwaite and Adam Roberts, discussing writers who cross the boundary between mainstream fiction and science fiction. Since then, I’ve finished my second novel, Sleeping Embers Of An Ordinary Mind, and E.J. has completed her trilogy The Osiris Project. Not […]

And The Title For My Novel Is…

June 2, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

SLEEPING EMBERS OF AN ORDINARY MIND I’m absolutely thrilled with this title and I’m now excited about the next stage in the publishing process—cover concepts by 47North’s designers. The publication date will be sometime this year and as soon as it’s firmly decided I’ll announce it here. It was a tough challenge to find a […]