Writing
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Work on “Breaching The Wall 2” has begun!
The sequel to Breaching The Wall, my joint novel with K Dunford, is officially on its way! The first book is coming out next year, published by Elsewhen Press, so we thought we ought to get a shifty on with book 2 (which will finish the story). Katy and I have taken the week off Read more
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I’m back! Here’s why I left for so long
In my first blog in more than 2 years, I’m back with updates on my latest novels and an explanation of why I’ve been gone so long. I got married and had a baby After Million Eyes III: Ouroboros came out, my priorities shifted to wedding planning. On October 14th 2023, Katy and I got Read more
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Blog tour roundup: Million Eyes III is a “breakneck sci-fi caper” with a “poignant” ending and “some of the creepiest alien creatures ever”
The dust has settled after an amazing launch of Million Eyes III: Ouroboros, the third and final book in the Million Eyes trilogy. This included the wonderful book signing event at Chandlers cafe where I live, and a week-long blog tour that began on paperback release day. Like I did with book 1 and book Read more
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Final Million Eyes novel LAUNCHED to fab turnout
Last Friday night I launched the final book in the Million Eyes trilogy, Million Eyes III: Ouroboros, at Chandlers cafe and cocktail bar down the road from my house. This is where I had the launch for the second book and the turnout was even better than the last one. It was bittersweet to be Read more
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Million Eyes III: Ouroboros out now as a paperback
The trilogy is complete! For those who still prefer to read books on paper, Million Eyes III: Ouroboros is now available in paperback from all good bookshops, including Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles, Barnes & Noble and more. For fans who’d like some behind-the-scenes insights, the newsletter I’ve put out today looks at some of my favourite Read more
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Million Eyes III: Ouroboros will be published February 17th 2023 + 5 things to know about it
Million Eyes III: Ouroboros, the final novel in the Million Eyes trilogy, is set to be released as an ebook by Elsewhen Press on February 17th 2023. The paperback will follow a month later on 20th March. It’s going to be a bittersweet moment: sweet because I’ll be proud to have a professionally published trilogy out there, bitter because Read more
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Drawing the line between fan service and fan-punching-in-face: an examination of The Tunnel, Line of Duty, Game of Thrones, and Star Wars
I just finished watching the third and final series of the British/French cop show, The Tunnel (a remake of the Danish/Swedish show, The Bridge), starring the excellent Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy. It got me thinking about fan service versus fan disservice, or what I’m going to refer to as fan-punching-in-face (just because it’s more 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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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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