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… Continue reading Blog tour roundup: Million Eyes III is a “breakneck sci-fi caper” with a “poignant” ending and “some of the creepiest alien creatures ever”
Me and my publishers, Elsewhen Press 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… Continue reading Final Million Eyes novel LAUNCHED to fab turnout
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. Buy Million Eyes III As AN EBOOK OR PAPERBACK For fans who'd like some behind-the-scenes insights, the newsletter I've… Continue reading Million Eyes III: Ouroboros out now as a paperback
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… Continue reading Million Eyes III: Ouroboros will be published February 17th 2023 + 5 things to know about it
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… Continue reading 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
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… Continue reading Interview with The Table Read looks in depth at the background of Million Eyes
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… Continue reading A reading of my uber-short story “There’s Something About Anne”
I hope you all had a fab Christmas. Katherine and I hosted my family in our new house and it went without a hitch! (Lucky, really, considering 'without a hitch' has NOT been the theme for this year.) With the New Year approaching, I thought it was high time I gathered together all the rest… Continue reading Blog tour roundup: Million Eyes II is a “madcap romp through time” that’s “scarily plausible” – plus my speech from the launch
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… Continue reading Launching Million Eyes II at Chandlers (and how brilliant it was)
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… Continue reading Want to know who Jesus REALLY was? Million Eyes II: The Unraveller now available as a paperback!
These photos, taken by Galina Varese at Chez Maximka, are wonderful. She's found an image that could be the 'Hooded Man' in Million Eyes II, along with the Gunpowder Plotters and Jesus. She's very kindly let me showcase them here. I'm five days into the blog tour for Million Eyes II: The Unraveller, organised by… Continue reading Million Eyes II blog tour so far, plus book launch venue change reminder
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… Continue reading My publication day reflections
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