Twittering
I’ve just joined Twitter after snooping around and looking at how other authors have been using it. Seems like a good replacement for the newsletter I once had, but which we never got working properly....
View ArticleInterview
A few months back I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Joshua Hill for the Fantasy Book Review website. I remember waffling on quite a bit, but Josh has deftly turned my ramblings into...
View ArticleThe Ambassador’s Mission Cover
And the blurb can be found here (WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE BLACK MAGICIAN TRILOGY!) So far I only have vague release time information suggesting maybe, possibly May 2010. I know I’ll be...
View ArticleYes, I Know My Website Is Broken
I broke it myself, trying to fix a few things. It does look like most of the content is visible, however, so I’m not freaking out about it. Right now I’m in the middle of proofing the copy edit of The...
View ArticleThe Magician’s Apprentice shortlisted for an AA
There’s been nothing to report here lately. I’ve been proofing my way through the copy edit of The Ambassador’s Mission, sniffling my way through a cold, writing my way through a short story, and...
View ArticleThe Magician’s Apprentice is #1!
There’s this weird time-warp thing that happens when writing books. Right now I’m working on the start of The Rogue, while waiting for the first pages of The Ambassador’s Mission to arrive for...
View ArticleFWOR!
A bunch of writerly friends have been organising ourselves a two week writing retreat for the last couple of years. We call ourselves Fantasy Writers On Retreat, and this year we even have a blog. I...
View ArticleEarly Birds
I’ve received a few emails and Twitter posts reporting sightings of The Rogue in the wild before the official release date, and asking why this is so and if any of the shops have done something wrong....
View ArticleDown for Maintenance
Over the next few weeks this site will be getting a bit of an overhaul. When all is done it shouldn’t look any different, but some bugs should be fixed. As you may have already noticed, a few links...
View ArticleHome!
I’m back from the Mini Tour, holiday and World Fantasy Con. We’re still getting over the jet lag, have a billion photos to sort, lots of email to tackle, bills to pay, lawn to mow, and don’t even...
View ArticleMaker’s Curse Cover Reveal
Here it is… I love it! The cover fuses elements from the previous three covers of the Millennium’s Rule series, and conveys a sense of both unity and threat. That glowering face within the dust storm...
View ArticleChange of Plans
I am very sad to have to tell you I won’t be coming to Poland in May. But I will, if all goes well, be attending in 2021. Yep, Covid19 is the reason. Even if I could get travel insurance that would...
View ArticleKlątwa Kreatorów
Today the Polish edition of Maker’s Curse has hit the bookstores. That makes, I think, the Polish edition the first one to come out. My lovely Polish publisher timed the release so that it would be...
View ArticleOrbit Live!
Next Wednesday in Australia (Tuesday in the US) I’ll be participating in a live interview along with the very talented Devin Madson. (Author of We Ride the Storm – a book that I am currently reading...
View ArticleMaker’s Curse Release Week!
Today is the first of the english language release days for Maker’s Curse. The different regions like to release books on different days of the week, so it is easier to say “release week” than...
View ArticleSomething for Aussie Fans…
Go here to enter the competition. May the best commenter win!
View ArticleThe King Must Fall
Earlier this year I was very flattered to be invited to contribute a story to an upcoming anthology, proposed by the awesome creative force that is Grimdark Magazine. Well, the Kickstarter went live a...
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