I can’t believe it’s almost the end of August and I haven’t posted an update for ages! I am now settled in our new house in Wales. It’s been ripped apart to install a new boiler system and we’ve slowly unpacked so we’re pretty much ‘there’. Though I still cannot find the box with our…
As the Wheel Turns – More Tales From The Weald
My house move and resulting ongoing internet saga has meant little chance to promote my latest collection as I would like. However, Midsummer’s Day is nearly upon us and you will be able to return to the Weald, the world of Tommy, Betty and Fiddler and The Five Turns of the Wheel on the 24th…
Were Tales – A Soundtrack
Any chance to spread the love of metal. A playlist loosely(!) linked to the creatures to be found in Brigids Gate Press upcoming anthology, Were Tales – A Shape Shifter anthology. Due out this autumn. Enjoy!
Folk Horror My Way
October last year saw the release of my novel, The Five Turns of the Wheel, with Silver Shamrock Publishing. As I’ve mentioned more than once, I wanted to continue writing in that world and have done so with a short story collection – As the Wheel Turns – More Tales from the Weald. This is…
Daughters of Darkness II – Meet Catherine McCarthy
Originally posted on Black Angel Press:
Recently, we announced Daughters of Darkness II. Today, I’m delighted to introduce you to the first of this next quartet, Catherine McCarthy. Before we head into Cath’s bio, she took a moment to answer the question we pitched to all Daughters. Q. As a Daughter of Darkness, what does…
Coming this Autumn – Daughters of Darkness II
Originally posted on Black Angel Press:
The inaugural Daughters of Darkness was very positively received when it was released on February 14th of this year. It’s had wonderful reviews and continues to do well. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, why not pick up a copy, available as ebook and…
A Month of Found Poems is Almost Over
April is National Poetry Month and, never one for sitting back(!), I set myself a challenge of a poem every day. After the first day, I remembered a comment I made to Mike Arnzen last year when I created found poems based on some indie poets’ work. I said I was thinking of creating a…
Spring Brings New Things
New things are happening – although that doesn’t include moving, the house sale is progressing slower than a snail on a bad day, even a sloth would move faster. So what’s new? Well, I’ve created a newsletter which will get sent out at the end of each month and I am currently training myself to…
Writing The Dream
The writing world is an uncertain place. You need resilience to keep going, to pick yourself up after yet another rejection – which happens with far greater regularity than acceptance – and put yourself out there – again. I have been writing for several years now, building up from flash and poetry to short stories…
One, Two, I See You
My last post was quite a serious one so I thought it was time to strike a balance and touch on happier things. A few years back I rewrote a nursery rhyme, just for fun. That rhyme was a version of The House that Jack Built which I gave a Ripper vibe. It appeared on…
