Writing

  • Writing time travel

    Are you writing a time travel novel? What’s your mode of time travel and what are your rules? A couple of weeks ago, Nothing in the Rulebook published a guest post I wrote with tips for authors daring to enter this fascinating yet sometimes dangerous realm.  Basically, please ignore the disappearing rule.  Read it here.… Read more

  • Million Eyes launched at Waterstones and it was the best night of my life

    Million Eyes launched at Waterstones and it was the best night of my life

    I’m not exaggerating when I say that last Friday was, hands down, the best night of my life. At Waterstones bookshop in Farnham, Surrey, I launched my new SF conspiracy thriller novel, Million Eyes, alongside my publishers, Elsewhen Press, and surrounded by family and friends. It was a brilliant success in spite of Coronavirus and… Read more

  • Tin foil hat wearer? Or do you just love conspiracy thrillers?

    I’ve written a guest post for All Things Jill-Elizabeth, just published today, looking at the two camps of people who enjoy conspiracy fiction — the ones who believe in conspiracy theories and the ones who just think it’s villain-heavy fun. Head on over if you’re a conspiracy fan! Jill also published a review of Million… Read more

  • Someone wants the British monarchy dead. Find out who in Million Eyes, out now as a paperback

    My time travel conspiracy thriller, Million Eyes, has finally been released today by Elsewhen Press as a paperback. Reviewers have called it “shocking”, “tense” and “addictive”, with “relatable and believable characters” and a “deliciously dark vein of humour”. The first book in the Million Eyes trilogy was released as an ebook on January 10th. It’s… Read more

  • Blog Tour Roundup: Million Eyes is “tense”, “shocking”, has a “deliciously dark vein of humour” and isn’t just for sci-fi fans, according to reviews

    Blog Tour Roundup: Million Eyes is “tense”, “shocking”, has a “deliciously dark vein of humour” and isn’t just for sci-fi fans, according to reviews

    Phew! Now that I’ve stopped to take a breath, I thought I’d pull together an overview of what was an absolutely fantastic blog tour and crazy first week for Million Eyes, my debut professionally published novel from Elsewhen Press. They say that publication day can be an anti-climax. I recently read an article that made… Read more

  • Million Eyes is out now in all ebook formats!

    Million Eyes is out now in all ebook formats!

    The moment’s arrived. After many years (almost *cough splutter* 12), Million Eyes is finally published. As part of Elsewhen Press‘s digital-first approach, the first book in the Million Eyes trilogy is now available to buy (RRP £2.99) in all ebook formats. Here’s the link where you can buy it: http://bit.ly/Million-Eyes. The paperback will follow on… Read more

  • “Million Eyes” website, “Million Eyes” series page, blog tour details, “Million Eyes: Extra Time” cover reveal

    The Million Eyes corporation has a website… have you seen it? It’s at http://millioneyes.co.uk/. ;-) Elsewhen have also created a Million Eyes series page: https://elsewhen.press/index.php/catalogue/series/million-eyes-series/ If you’ve been following my social media, you’ll know that I’m going on tour. A blog tour, that is. Organised by Rachel’s Random Resources, it basically means that Million Eyes is going to be… Read more

  • The latest on “Million Eyes” and accompanying collection “Million Eyes: Extra Time”

    What a crazy, busy and exciting year 2019 is turning out to be. First things first. Release dates. I can officially announce that Million Eyes, the first book in the Million Eyes trilogy, will be released on January 10th 2020 as an ebook, and March 9th 2020 as a paperback. The accompanying short story collection has been given… Read more

  • Book deal SIGNED! Elsewhen Press will publish “Million Eyes”

    I’m pleased to announce—no, not pleased, ecstatic and weeing myself slightly—that I’ve just signed my first ever book deal. After years of talking about it, my time travel conspiracy thriller, Million Eyes, is finally on its way. The deal is with an independent publisher called Elsewhen Press, who specialise in speculative fiction and are building… Read more

  • New story “Eryl Mai’s Dream” has been published in Dark Tales Volume 17

    A new short story set in the Million Eyes universe has been published in the latest anthology from Dark Tales, a well-known horror and speculative fiction publisher. Dark Tales has been running monthly short story competitions and publishing them in periodic anthologies since 2003. The story is entitled Eryl Mai’s Dream and was shortlisted in… Read more

  • A rant about Denise Fergus and everyone supporting her over James Bulger film Detainment

    Have to get this off my chest. As a writer who’s been incorporating real events and people into my short stories and novels in recent years, I’m outraged. Outraged at Denise Fergus’s calls to ban and boycott the film Detainment — and all the media outlets supporting her. As we all know (because she’s in… Read more

  • Hey 2019. The year Game of Thrones and Star Wars end. And…

    … Million Eyes begins! Yes, yes, yes, I totally realise that I’m making it sound like my forthcoming conspiracy thriller novel Million Eyes is going to be the next BIG thing. I’m under no illusions how unlikely and pipe dreamy that is. I’m confident that a lot of people will enjoy Million Eyes given the subject… Read more