The many streams of an author’s income

Real talk time. This comes up a lot, so I thought I’d post about it. It’s no surprise to anyone that it’s hard as hell to make a living at this gig. Paradoxically, there’s also a well-repeated misconception that always goes something like,...

Learning what I can’t do – my latest newsletter

This just went out via Substack, but I’m also cross-posting it here. Hello fiends Once again, a long time between emails. Sorry about that. Things have been busy. I mentioned last time that I was working on two big projects ā€“ a novel set in Wollongong and an...

An open letter to the HWA regarding Thomas F. Monteleone

To the HWA President, Vice President, Trustees, et al As an Active Member of the HWA, Iā€™m writing to add my voice to all the other members demanding Tom Monteleone be expelled from the organization and barred from attending future HWA events. His recent words and...

Honorable Mention in Best Horror of the Year 14

My copy of Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year 14 finally arrived and imagine my delight at seeing “Out on a Rim” from The Gulp included in the Honourable Mentions! Thank you, Ellen!

Serial fiction coming to my Patreon soon

One of my projects for 2023 is to serialise a story exclusively for patrons on my Patreon account. Already there’s loads of bonus content over at Patreon and I occasionally publish an exclusive short story there, not available anywhere else. At some point, some...