SFINCS Finalist Interview – Andrew Watson

SFINCS Finalist Interview – Andrew Watson

Next up in my series of author interviews with SFINCS contest finalists, I'm now welcoming Andrew Watson, author of Silence is Silver, a fantasy prequel novella (and this one's available free, FYI!).Silence is Silver by Andrew Watson The Urdahl believe pain is...

SFINCS Finalist Interview – B.S.H. Garcia

SFINCS Finalist Interview – B.S.H. Garcia

Time for the next in my series of author interviews with the finalists of the SFINCS contest! We're now joined by B.S.H. Garcia, author of From the Depths, a fantasy prequel packed with adventure.From the Depths by B.S.H. Garcia The world can sustain the needs of...

All About SFINCS

All About SFINCS

You may have heard, but I had the fantastic fortune and honour that my Blood Scouts novella, Oksy, Come Home, was chosen as a finalist in this year's SFINCS competition. SFINCS is a marvellous initiative to highlight indie novellas in the speculative fiction sphere,...

SFINCS Finalist Interview – E.L. Montague

SFINCS Finalist Interview – E.L. Montague

Next up in my series of author interviews with the finalists of the SFINCS contest, we have E.L. Montague, author of To Catch a Witch, a fast-paced fantasy featuring witch hunters and a good chunk of monstrous action!To Catch a Witch by E.L. Montague Caught in a...

SFINCS Finalist Interview – Nicole Willson

SFINCS Finalist Interview – Nicole Willson

Time for the second in my series of author interviews with the finalists of the SFINCS contest! Continuing now with Nicole Willason, author of The Shadow Dancers of Brixton Hill, a carnivalesque historical horror that I thoroughly enjoyed myself.The Shadow Dancers of...

My Top 20 Reads of 2024

My Top 20 Reads of 2024

We’re into the New Year, so I’m now completely done with list of reviews of every book I read in 2024. According to my list, I got through 126 books this year, which is somewhat down on the previous two years, but it had been my aim to read a bit less, so I kind of...

SFINCS Finalist Interview – Nikky Lee

SFINCS Finalist Interview – Nikky Lee

Continuing my series of author interviews with the finalists of the SFINCS contest, I'm now welcoming Nikky Lee, author of Once We Flew, a frontier sci-fi novella with a lot of heart. This is another one I've actually got around to reading and do recommend it!Once We...

SFINCS Finalist Interview – Jillian Maria

SFINCS Finalist Interview – Jillian Maria

As promised in my introduction to SFINCS here, I'm now kicking off a series of author interviews with the finalists with the contest! Starting, appropriately I think (as you must be curious), with Jillian Maria, author of Curiouser And..., a dark sapphic...

Thoughts for Finishing the Year, with Free Books

Thoughts for Finishing the Year, with Free Books

We’re partway into December so I feel it’s a fine enough time to wish you a happy holiday season, and essentially offer my end-of-year updates, as well as a little treat. And we might as well start with that treat.Free/Three Books Off the back of releasing Drown Deep...