Category: My writing updates

My new book, VESTIGES OF FLAME

This will be out from Lethe very shortly, however in the meantime it can be pre-ordered (at $3 off cover price, from http://www.lethepressbooks.com/stor/p19/Vestiges_of_Flame.html This applies to American readers only however, those wanting to buy and overseas from the US should email the publisher at lethepress@aol.com I do encourage those who want copies to pre-order. You …

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Articles, and More Articles published.

As I may have said before, I have a simple system with these. Something sparks a thought, I write the article and it goes to the newspaper where it’s held until they have a suitable space. Sometimes I can have an article in each Saturday for several weeks, and then there may be a gap. …

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A TRIPLE SOLD

some months ago I had the idea for three stories, all set on a remote planet and involving the terran ambassador to that world, along with his PA, and an small blue fluffy six-legged alien creature that was a projective empath. The stories were UNDIPLOMATIC, DIPLOMATIC FRIENDS, and APPEARANCES, and I am very happy to …

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New Story sold

yes, FAST GUN has sold to Gold Shader Press’ GAME FICTION anthology. This anthology looks to be a new angle and I look forward to reading my copy and having a friend review it when it reaches me.

My 33rd Book Out – and a matching story

Yup, and Wildside Press brought out Sherlock Holmes: Beastly Mysteries this week. It can be purchased at Wildside Press otherwise it’s also on Amazon. The volume is two shorter books together, one titled MYSTERY AT FOXHUNT HALL and the other titled THE CASE OF THE MUMMIFIED PENGUINS with the allover title of Sherlock Holmes: Beastly …

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New Story accepted

yes, A P.R.I.M. JOURNEY was accepted last week for WORLDS OF SF, F, AND HORROR, Ed Robert Stephenson. I’m pleased about this, it’s an Aussie anthology and I always enjoy having something here or there, and I’ve sold to Robert before and enjoy his work.

Smart Animals book, are you in it and don’t know?

back in 2008, I sent the Reader’s Digest Smart Animal’s section a true tale about my Jersey Cow. It appeared, I was paid, and that was that. However I like animals, I enjoy animal stories (as do a number of my friends and family,) and when the above book was published I finally got around …

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A Spate of Sales and…

While flat out writing a new book, revising a story collection, and keeping an eye on the farm, sales and publications in my short work have also been nicely on the boil. As follows – GIVE OLD JARS A NEW LEASE OF LIFE in Dannevirke News, Saturday January 17th 2015. FAST, EASY WAYS TO COOK …

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In My Spare Time The Other Week

I did a brief poem – which ended up shortlisted on the Wordsworth page in this week’s Listener. (March 7-13, 2015) We were required to take a well-known poem, and boil it down to 4-5 lines. I boiled down Dylan Thomas. It ain’t a bloody ‘good’ night mate, and – I don’t anticipate, Doing anything …

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New Story Accepted

Yes, UGLY GIRL has just sold to THE DRAGON’S HOARD anthology to appear from Sky Warrior Books. Happily not only do they have a knack for chosing inmteresting themes, I seem to have a knack for writing stories they’ll like, and long may that continue.