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On Writing and Originality

Years ago, when I watched Doctor Strange for the first time, it gave me a case of the grumps. Not because of Marvel exhaustion  – we hadn’t got that far, at the time – but because the ‘broken hands’ narrative was exactly the same as that of my protag in Artifice.

New Anthology Goodness

Not one but two forthcoming anthologies, both with fantastic line-ups and that I’m very proud to be included within! Darkness Eternal from the Black Library, with a choice selection of the very best WarHammer stories:   One Million Years by Nate Crowley Altar of Maws by Peter Fehevari The Light

A Very Unhappy Cat

Recently, I bought an item of clothing from an Instagram ad (was an impulse, and before anyone says anything, I knew it was a mistake even as I did it). The site mary-jane.co.uk looked smart and legit, clearly stated that it was UK based, had lots of very

Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith at Waterstones Piccadilly

It's all about the murder mystery at Waterstones Piccadilly, next Saturday 20th September, from 1 - 2pm. Come and chat to Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith, and grab your signed copy of Who Killed Nessie? That way, you can solve the biggest Whodunnit, right there on the shop

BFS Panel: Write for the Fight

Delighted to be joining some suitably scrappy SFF cohorts for a BFS Online event, Write for the Fight, on Wednesday 3rd September 2025, 7pm (BST). Many of you probably know that I did more than a decade in Dark Age and Medieval re-enactment, running round muddy fields, occasional beaches and

Brand New Special Edition

Or: How Gorgeous Is This? Specials Editions are The Way. Somewhere along the line (or the shelf) as books became collectibles, we had the rise of the spredge, the exclusive retailer/publisher hardcover, the souvenir anniversary edition, the pretty, boxed set of your favourite series… all the gorgeous things that

Archeology in the Back Yard

A long time ago, in a High School not so far away, I was fortunate enough to study Archeology at A level. Ardingly was one of only three (or something) schools in the country that offered the option, and I absolutely snapped it up. I did my dissertation (not what

Another Award for Fight Like A Girl!

Another Award, you say? Why yes, we’ll have some of that! Very happy to see Fight Like A Girl 2 doing this well, and nominated for a second major UK SFF Award, this time from the British Fantasy Society. Contents are as follows: * Foreword by Roz Clarke & Joanne

On Rediscovering Old Books

At times, I’ve got rid of books. I remember owning the original Fighting Fantasy Out of the Pit art book, which used to drive me nuts as there was no shelf that would take it, and I ended up getting rid of it, somewhere between house moves. Now, of

Catching 'Em All at Pokémon Day

So many years of running events, and somehow, I’ve never run one for kids. Not a conscious choice, just a demographic thing, I guess. There have been lots of kids at events (queueing for the big YouTube stars, or running free at store launches, hoping their get their mucky

Moving House

Yes, I’ve moved! Slightly late to (leaving the) party, but I couldn’t in all conscience use Substack any more,so have shifted my newsletter/focus to over here. More coming and very soon, but loving how incredibly simple the migration was, and how I immediately got a personal

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Manuscript Rejection

Or: It's Not You

Two New Events at Waterstones Piccadilly

Or: Keeping My Hand In

The Princess in the Tower

Or: A Fairy Tale

Shortlisted for a BSFA Award

Or: Huzzah!

On Cover Art

An interview with Thomas S Brown

Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

Or: How The Fuck Should I know?

Lugan Vision Quest - Up For Pre-Order!

Or: The World That Wouldn't Quit

New Year, New Machine!

Yeah, it's a bit late, but hey :)