A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. So let's start with a highlight.
Jim McLeod of the Ginger Nuts of Horror review site has some lovely words to say about my story in Phobophobia. Go have a read of the review if you're so inclined. He's about half way through covering all the stories in this huge volume but seems to be enjoying it so far. The guy totally gets where I was coming from with L is for Lygophobia and it's a huge thrill for any writer when that happens.
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Look what arrived in the mail today!
Oooh so purdy...
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Reviews and Resolutions
First things first, a very happy new year to all my... er, fans? Nah, I sound like an X-Factor contestant. Erm, readers? Folks who have seen my name somewhere and have a vague clue about some writing I did once. Yeah there you go.
Here are my new year's resolutions.
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What a year it’s been…
2011 was a tumultuous year to be sure. For starters, I lost my job of eleven years, my wife lost her job of ten, within months of each other. I was lucky enough to find new employment so we'll be fine, but it's still a scary thing to happen, especially in the current economic climate.
In terms of my writing though, 2011 has been a stellar year. I sold as many short stories in one year as I have done all the previous years of my life combined! By my count, ten of my stories have been commissio...
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Get your writing torn to shreds!
Don't worry, I'm not going to do this very often. If I'm honest, I don't feel like I have a ton of advice locked in my brain just waiting to spill out and inspire all the wannabe writers out there. But the more I thought about it, the more this one little nugget kept surfacing as the most important step in my writing career (such as it is).
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More World’s Collider Interviews and some news
Last week we brought you the popular James Moran Interview, part of our series of chats with the contributors to World's Collider. This week we have Adam Colston, up and coming SF writer with a bright future. Take a look at what he has to say and remember the name - you'll be seeing a lot of it. You can see a full list of World's Collider interviews here.
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Phobophobia for sale and a Solaris Rising review
Usually I don't need an excuse to repost the gorgeous cover to Phobophobia, but this time I actually have one. This chilling collection, featuring stories about phobias from A-Z, is now available to order. Please do pick up a copy, especially for the stories by World's Collider contributors Steven Savile, Jonathan Green and Simon Kurt Unsworth. You can order from the Dark Continents Publishing website. And let me say this, the more I see of DCP, the more impressed I am.
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Jonathan Green interview; Solaris Rising reviews
Today I've posted the first in a series of interviews with World's Collider contributors. This week's victim... I mean interviewee... is Jonathan Green. He's famous you know.
Check out the interview right now. Go on, what are you waiting for? Solaris Rising reviews or something?
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Two shiny things and a reminder…
First shiny thing, I have a new job! Just got the offer and it looks good, so in a week or two I'll be starting at the new place. Thanks for everyone's kind words and support. Somehow I managed to convince someone else to take me on at some point during my six interviews. Didn't get much writing done during my time off - it's amazing how busy unemployment can be!
Second shiny thing, the astonishing cover to Phobophobias, the new horror collection from Dark Continents Publishing, edited by Dea...
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Some astonishing news…
I've been sitting on this for a couple of days and frankly it's been rather uncomfortable. Now, however, I can reveal the awesome news. Remember this?
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