Halloween HorrorCon reminder

Just a quick reminder that I’ll be in Melbourne this weekend, joining in with a group signing at Dymocks in Southland. I’ll be sharing the signing table with some truly notable dark fiction writers – Bob Franklin, Kirstyn McDermott, Jason Nahrung and Bruce...

Dark Places – a Halloween anthology

The publisher of my novels, Gryphonwood Press, has put together a Halloween special. They’re offering an ebook anthology of short fiction from all the Gryphonwood authors, and it’s free. This weekend only, you can get it for free at Smashwords, by entering...

Ironic index

Driving home this evening I passed a fancy convertible driven by a young blonde lady in an expensive looking dress. The number plate read: BLOOND Oh, how I laughed. .

ThrillerCast Episode 3

Just a quick heads up that ThrillerCast episode 3 is now up and ready for your ears. In this latest podcast Dave and I talk about novellas, the nature of publishing big fat fantasy and lots of other stuff. There’s also a Jackie Chan style out-take after the end...

I love a bit of hippy kak

It’s true, I can’t deny it. I love markets with stalls selling all kinds of old kak. I love festivals where you get the inevitable stalls of tie-dye and incense and models of elves nursing tiny dragons. And I love towns like Berry, not far from where I...