Fantasy of the World War Era
Since I started writing However Many Must Die, I’ve taken quite an interest in World War 1-era fantasy, though hunting it out, and seeing other people asking about it, often seems to produce scant results. With that in mind I thought it might be interesting to share...
One Review Post to Rule 2024
You may be aware that I read a lot of books. So many that I often forget to talk about them until I'm lumbered with making a big list at the end of the year. This is a shame because I'd like to talk more about and share the things I've enjoyed. This year, Glorious...
My Top Reads of 2023
Each year I try to find ways to manage my vast reading list better so it'll be easier to draw up concise recommendations. Each year I fail. I read a lot of long books this year (I usually much prefer short and sweet) and I simplified my scoring system to just...
Reflections On a Launch – However Many Must Die’s First Month
It's been almost a month since I threw However Many Must Die out into the world so it seems like a good time to reflect on the launch. It also left me considering where I'm at with my personal publishing journal overall, for anyone that might be interested. In...
Introducing… Oksy, Come Home
We have exactly one week to go until the release of However Many Must Die (woo!) and I've got a surprise second release to officially announce: On the same day, I'll be putting out a prequel Blood Scouts novella, Oksy, Come Home! This bonus story will give readers of...
Celebrating 5 Years of Ordshaw!
Five years ago today, Under Ordshaw was released and the world was exposed to a unique British city with the occasional magical/horrific twist. The series has now seen two story arcs completed with The Sunken City Trilogy and The Ikiri Duology; two new arcs started...
Introducing my upcoming epic fantasy: meet The Blood Scouts!
You may have seen me mention here, there or elsewhere that I’ve been working on a new epic fantasy series. I started the first novel a good few years ago but between submission windows and focusing on existing projects, it’s taken a while to creep towards completion....
My Best 90 or so Reads of 2022
This year I read a hearty 148 books, which is a drop down from 2021, but it was my intention to read a bit less to avoid drowning in it all. While I have a mountainous pile of books to get through, often I find I can’t properly remember them without prompts, only a...
How A Most Apocalyptic Christmas Came to Be
With Christmas around the corner, and The Worst Survive finally worming its way out in serial form, I thought it a good time to tell the story of the background for A Most Apocalyptic Christmas. My wild and unusual dystopian action novella has, for some years, been...