I clocked up 4,466 words last week – a mix of The Ghost Smuggler, some rough work on the opening to my zombie novella project and a few hundred words on … Read More
Well Played, HWA
I missed the original announcement but the Horror Writers Association has created the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship for female horror writers. Maybe SFWA should consider doing something similar, given the … Read More
Don’t Lose Your Soul
Wise words from the streets of Seattle. [Don’t Lose Your Soul by Philip Harris first appeared on Solitary Mindset on 16th March 2014]
Clouds, Wheels and Broken Guitars (and a Dalek)
My wife and I went to Seattle for the first time last week. It was just a brief trip and the weather wasn’t great but we enjoyed it. For various … Read More
Free Michael J. Sullivan Audiobook
How about I make up for the lack of real posts by pointing you at a free audiobook? Michael J. Sullivan has arranged for the audio version of The Viscount … Read More
Metrics Monday – 10th March 2014
Another week without a real post. This time I do have an excuse, my wife and I spent a few days in Seattle last week (there’ll be a real blog … Read More
Metrics Monday – 3rd March 2014
The two productive weeks I had planned didn’t really pan out how I expected them. Rather than two weeks of creative productivity I had two weeks of day job shenanigans, … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Happy March. Here’s some things I learned last week. I’m doing revision wrong. One of my favourite sessions at last weekend’s WANACon virtual writing conference was Gabriela Periera and Julie Duffy’s Simple … Read More
Gratuitous Kitten Picture
When we arrived at the Melia Hotel in Nassau we met several cats. They were a little bit skittish but looked very healthy. The next morning we realised why. One of … Read More
Metrics Monday – 24th February 2014
Having said that the climate in Vancouver is pretty mild and we don’t get much snow, we’re now well into our third day of snowfall. I live downtown and it … Read More