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TV Review: Wayward Pines – the anti-Lost that’s great… for 5 episodes
The other week, my partner Katherine and I binge-watched Wayward Pines on Disney+. Being a fan of Lost, I love a story about a mysterious place where nothing is what it seems. And my next book, The Puddle Bumps, also has a mysterious town with a dark secret and a lot of weird shit going… Read more
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My honest thoughts on the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who, Russell T. Davies coming back, and Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor 14
Seems a shame to look back on the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who when the last episode that aired, her penultimate outing, stands as one of her weakest. Legend of the Sea Devils was a rushed mess. It’s particularly sad given that the previous special, Eve of the Daleks, was bloody brilliant. Actually, though,… Read more
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Interview with The Table Read looks in depth at the background of Million Eyes
The Table Read online entertainment magazine recently published a detailed interview with me, talking about the background of Million Eyes and Million Eyes II, how I developed my protagonists and antagonists for each of the books, and some of the main challenges I encountered when writing it. There’s also a little bit of advice for… Read more
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A reading of my uber-short story “There’s Something About Anne”
Just uploaded a video of me reading my flashiest of flash fiction stories, There’s Something About Anne, to my YouTube channel. The story’s only 81 words long, so won’t take up much of your time if you fancy a watch! It’s published in the 81 Word flash fiction anthology put together by Christopher Fielden. There… Read more
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Who’s to blame for the munchkin suicide in The Wizard of Oz?
There’s a reason I’ve titled the article this way, and it’s not what you think. This isn’t about who broke the heart of a madly-in-love dwarf actor playing a munchkin in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, leading said actor to dramatically hang himself on set. Because that never happened. No munchkin actor committed suicide while… Read more
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Launching Million Eyes II at Chandlers (and how brilliant it was)
On Friday 19th November, I launched Million Eyes II: The Unraveller at Chandlers cafe and cocktail bar in Clanfield, Hampshire, very near mine and Katherine’s new house. It was a wonderful success and another of the best nights of my life. This second launch almost didn’t happen. Originally scheduled to take place at Waterstones like… Read more
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Want to know who Jesus REALLY was? Million Eyes II: The Unraveller now available as a paperback!
Was Jesus really a god? What if the gospel stories are colourful and distorted reimaginings of what actually happened? This is one of the central ideas in Million Eyes II: The Unraveller, a book that also connects the dinosaurs, the Gunpowder Plot and the Bermuda Triangle in a weird, twisty, timey wimey adventure. Million Eyes… Read more
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Million Eyes II blog tour so far, plus book launch venue change reminder
I’m five days into the blog tour for Million Eyes II: The Unraveller, organised by fellow Elsewhen Press scribe Mark Iles, and just wanted to share how it’s going. It started with a stop at Feed The Crime, where Blair Leftly wrote a review of Million Eyes II and said that she loved it even… Read more
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Alleged time traveller Andrew Carlssin disappears – did he go ‘back to the future’?
Do you remember in Back to the Future, Part II, when Old Biff travels back in time and gives his younger self a sports almanac? A book that gives Young Biff knowledge of future sporting victories and allows him to make a fortune? Looks like a similar thing has happened in real life… One of… Read more
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My publication day reflections
Hi folks! So Million Eyes II: The Unraveller has been out a week and I just wanted to share how publication day went for me. I remember reading an article by Kristen Kieffer, author of Build Your Best Writing Life, about her own publication day. How it felt like any other day: after writing some… Read more
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Million Eyes II is out today as an ebook
I’m proud to announce that Million Eyes II: The Unraveller has been released today as an ebook! You can now buy it from the ebook platform of your choosing. If you’re after a paperback copy, that’s out on November 8th. :) Published by Elsewhen Press, Million Eyes II: The Unraveller follows straight on from Million… Read more
