Regular visitors to my site (Hi Mum!) will have noticed I've made a few changes around here. The major one being that I switched my Wordpress Theme. The old Grey backdrop with white text was getting somewhat tired, and it's not conducive to reading. So I searched for something clean and black-on-white and found Accesspress Lite, which I really like. The banner is nice but not yet clickable, and there's some back-end weirdness to overcome to get it to work. In general though I like the change and...
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A Whirlwind Launch Week (updated)!
What a week it's been! Two titles came out on the same day (December 9th) and behaved in very different ways. One was Fantasy For Good, a new anthology featuring a ton of amazing talent, with all proceeds going to the Colon Cancer Alliance. The other was my debut novel, The Patchwork House, a haunted house story with a time travel infusion.Let's hold on Fantasy For Good for a moment. Yes I'm talking about my own novel first, in a blatant attempt to publicize it to anyone coming here for info abo...
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A plethora of newsy things!
So much time and so little news!
I may have got that backwards. Errr...
The Patchwork House
It's real! It exists... At least for pre-order. Reserve your copy now before the internet runs out of data. It could happen! Oh and take a look at the cover in all its glory. Very pleased with how this turned out. Getting the right cover for this book was quite a task, and I have Justin Terrell of Azarath Designs to thank for this haunting image.
Yummy. Here's the book description...
How do y...
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Fantasy For Good – TOC and how you can help
So in a moment I'm going to list a few ways you can help us get the word out about Fantasy For Good, which is available for Amazon pre-orders now.
In the meantime, here's the full Table Of Contents for Fantasy For Good...
Horseman, Pass By – An Introduction --- Trent Zelazny
The Edge of Magic --- Henry Szabranski
Annual Dues --- Ken Scholes
The Kitsune’s Nine Tales --- Kelley Armstrong
Elroy Wooden Sword --- S.C. Hayden
In the Lost Lands --- George R.R. Martin
Worms Rising ...
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Epic Release Date Face-Off Thingy!
Up until a month ago, two huge movies were vying for the same release date. For a while there it was Superman v Batman versus Captain America 3. Both Warner Bros and Marvel were adamant that May 6th 2016 was the ideal weekend to launch two very expensive flagship movies. In the end, Warner Bros blinked. Dawn of Justice (younger sister of Buffy of Justice) will now be released in March 2016.
Another project, almost as highly anticipated as Batman v Superman, has also had to move it's relea...
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We Don’t Want No PSAs
I'm posting this not to elicit sympathy or support, though both are welcome, but as a kind of Public Service Announcement. Yeah I hate them too but this one is important so please read it.
Late last year my wife was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. As you can imagine, that wasn't a fun day and we've been dealing with the repercussions ever since. The good news is her cancer was caught early and was confirmed as stage 1. According to the multitude of scans and tests she's undergone, there is ...
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Fantasy For Good – Mega Update!
What's going on with Fantasy For Good?
It's been a while since I posted to my blog, for reasons that I'll not go into yet. Fantasy For Good, the charity anthology I'm editing with Jordan Ellinger, has not been neglected though. We've assembled a kick ass line up of established legends, modern trailblazers and new talent in an anthology that will appeal to all fans of the fantasy genre. All these great folks are joining us to raise money for the Colon Cancer Alliance.
In this update you'l...
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Fantasy For Good – Open Subs Deadline Extension
Apologies for the silence on this blog over the past month or so. I've been travelling the last two weeks and before that the day job reared its time-consuming head and swallowed me whole. But now I'm back with some news on Fantasy For Good, the charity anthology that Jordan Ellinger and I are editing for the benefit of the Colon Cancer Alliance.
Previously we announced a reading window for open submissions ranging from July 1st to August 31st (see the guidelines here). We have decided to...
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Three Anthologies
It's anthology day on July 10th, or at least it is for me. Firstly, there's this:
It's been a busy few weeks for Fantasy For Good, the new anthology I've launched with Jordan Ellinger to benefit colon cancer research and awareness. We're now open for submissions, and we will be until August 31st. If you'd like to submit a fantasy short story in any sub-genre, we'd love to see it. Please follow the guidelines for the sake of our sanity. You have until August 31st to submit. SUBMIT! You WIL...
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About Bloody Time!
Hello dear readers. Yes, it's certainly been a long time since I posted an update to this fair site. I'm sure you've been unable to breathe in the meantime, so I'm sorry if you ended up asphyxiating on my account. The day job bestowed upon me a promotion at the start of 2013 and things have been insanely hectic ever since. My writing output for the last five months has slumped to almost nothing.
But stuff has happened. Oh yes! It has happened. Let's crack on with some exciting updates!
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