I was delighted to be a guest on The Worm Hole podcast! This is in-depth stuff that I’ve not discussed before. Do check out the brilliant website for more details and a transcript (I love it when podcasters make all this effort!). Click on the image below for more…
I’m delighted to be able to reveal Harry Goldhawk’s magnificent cover art for the fifth Witches of Woodville novel The Corn Bride…
This is darker and, frankly, more terrifying than any of the previous covers. A reflection of the contents? Well, the only way you’re going to find out is by pre-ordering the book. The Corn Bride is published in the UK on 13th March, 2025.
And if you want a signed and dedicated paperback, you can pre-order that here…
American Kindle readers: there will be a Kindle edition going up for pre-order asap!
What do you think of the cover? Leave your comments below…
I’ve got a new page on the blog with all my links in one place: events, books, social media, films, the lot! Just click on the button below to go to my links page…
Join me live when I chat to Zoë Richards, author of Garden of Her Heart, and host of the Write, Damn It! Podcast.
Join me LIVE with Zoë Richards, author of Garden of Her Heart
Garden of Her Heart has been …
I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London for all three days, selling and signing my books and I’ll also be on the “Building Worlds” panel on Sunday 27th at 11am on the Writers’ Block Stage.
Aside from me, there’s a ton of amazing authors to see over the weekend!
I’ll be chatting with Herne Bay author FMA Dixon about his sequel to The House on Everywhere Street (which I loved!).
I’ll be chatting to the legend that is Ben Aaronovitch about his latest Rivers of London novel, and there will be books for sale and to be signed!
Here’s the short film that my son George made for his final year dissertation (he got a first for this!). My daughter Emily and her fella Kai worked on the film, and my old school friend Dom did the music. I know I’m biased, but it’s bloody good (and better than the short films I made at his age) and a great film for this spooky time of year.
Here’s the logline: Dejection follows the human embodiment of death as he comes to the realisation and acceptance of his role, taking those to the afterlife.
Yes, that’s right! To celebrate what we must all now call #SPOOKYSEASON the digital gods have selected both The Crow Folk and The Ghost of Ivy Barn for Kindle and Apple promotions throughout October.
For a mere 99 of His Majesty’s pence, you too can enjoy the thrills of the first and third Witches of Woodville books! And, because I love our American cousins, I have also dropped the price of the Kindle in the United States of Yankee Doodle Land to a mere 99 cents. That’s out of my own pocket, people! I’m cutting my own throat! (To quote a character from a much admired author’s books).
Now, the odds are that if you subscribe to this blog you probably have these books already, so any shares on the various social media platforms would be much appreciated. Where might I find these links, you might ask? Well, I will be spaffing the internet with posts on a near-daily basis, so if you already follow me on the socials (eps Facebook and Instagram) it will be hard to miss. Thank you in advance for any shares you see fit to, uhm, share…
Here are some links…
The Green Room is a twice-monthly Zoom session with me and a bunch of wonderful writers where you can ask me questions about the craft of writing, your WIP, or the business of publishing. Step backstage and let’s figure out practical solutions to your writing problems!
It’s all run through my Ko-Fi page and costs just £20 a month.
My special guest on the podcast this month is LJ Shepherd, author of the stunning debut novel The Trials of Lila Dalton. We discuss first lines and …
Episode 2 with LJ Shepherd
11th-13th October at The Queen at Chester Hotel, City Road, Chester.
I’ll be attending FantasyCon this year and they’ve asked me to do a few panels. Here’s my schedule…
FRIDAY 11th, 9pm: I’ll be reading something horrific (as in from the horror… unless you really want to hear my first drafts?) in the Gladstone Room.
SATURDAY 12th, 9am: MUPPETS MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER in the Prince Albert room.
SATURDAY 12th, 3pm: RESPECT AND KINDNESS IN WRITING in the Collonades.
SUNDAY 13th, 10am: BUILDING AN AUTHOR BRAND in the Palazzo
SUNDAY 13TH, Noon: SO YOU’VE FOUND YOURSELF IN A WORLD RULED BY DRAGONS? A SURVIVAL GUIDE in the Edwards Room.
SUNDAY 13th, 1pm: I’ll be reading something fantastical in the Gladstone Room.
Are you looking forward to the Muppets one as much as I am? It’s going to be a fun weekend and I hope to see you there. You can get tickets for the festival here.
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