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It’s that time of the year when the birds in the garden become very obvious. We may not have a spring, but we do have a time of the year when birds breed. I have a species list of about … Continue reading
.ONEThe Gemmell Awards first round of voting (which produces a short list) has to be completed by the end of the month. The present lists of books and artwork is a result of nominations by publishers and editors. The Last … Continue reading
.Where fantasy becomes all too true. I wrote The Last Stormlord, knowing that the world I was portraying was far too close to the truth to be comfortable. Where I went wrong with the solution – Shale shouldn’t have tried … Continue reading
.There’s been some interesting talk about sexism in literature lately. We’ve been there before, of course, but this particular salvo started a while back with regards to women horror writers. Now the discussion seems to have morphed into talk about … Continue reading
.…released into the world on 4th March. On 11th March, Orbit was writing to me enclosing a reprint copy. Wow. That is to be the quickest turn around ever for a book of mine. Thank you all you lovely folk … Continue reading
..Redacted!Seems the cover has changed. So the one you see now on Amazon, will not be the one used. … Continue reading
I’m a bit of a bookstore junkie. Which is hard, when I live a long way from a decent one, in fact from any book shop at all. My Australian editions never make it to Malaysia at all when they … Continue reading
.To follow on from what I was saying yesterday: There is an excellent article by critic John Crace on The Guardian page about what makes a good book. He talks about some interesting stuff, much of which seems obvious, yet … Continue reading
.I have totally been neglecting my book list for this year. Too busy writing to do much reading! Anyway, just thought I’d make mention of one book I read recently (it took me 2 months to finish). The Man-Booker Prize … Continue reading