Ghost of the Black back in print

Jan 17, 2014

After a few requests from various places, I’ve made my sci-fi noir novella, Ghost of the Black: A ‘Verse Full of Scum, available in print again. It was originally self-published in serial form on this very website (and is still available to read here),...

Guest post – The Copper Promise by Jennifer Williams

Mar 7, 2012

I’m pleased to present a guest post today from Jennifer Williams, where she talks about the way writing often seems to have a life of its own. I hope you enjoy it. – Alan The Copper Promise Where did it come from? How did it go from a small thing to a big...

The Darkest Shade Of Grey, episode 2 now live

Feb 28, 2012

My serial novella, The Darkest Shade Of Grey, is being published in four weekly installments by The Red Penny Papers. It’s free to read online, so get on over there and check it out. Episode 1 is here. Episode 2 is here. Episodes 3 and 4 will be published over...

The Darkest Shade Of Grey Episode 1 now published online

Feb 20, 2012

I’ve been very excited about this one for a while. My novelette, The Darkest Shade Of Grey, is finally published. At least, Episode 1 is now up. It’s being serialised over four weeks at The Red Penny Papers. Firstly, check out this sweet cover, by awesome...

For the love of online fiction magazines

Feb 10, 2012

I’ve had my work published in just about every medium in which fiction can be published. I’m very proud of that. My novels are in print, ebook and, very soon to be released, audiobook. I’d love to see them make it into graphic novel and film. Maybe...

Free fiction and the value of our efforts

Feb 3, 2011

The advent of the internet has had many effects, not least of which is giving a voice to pretty much everybody. We’re all sitting at keyboards making noise, like a flock of a billion seagulls fighting over one bag of chips. It’s not a bad thing, as far as...