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MCM London Comic Con Roundup

A little over a week ago, during the bank holiday weekend, I attended the MCM London Comic Con which is the largest convention we have in the UK. Last year had a record crowd of about 133K and I expect the numbers for this year will be as high. It takes place twice a yearContinue reading “MCM London Comic Con Roundup”

London Comic Con Schedule

The MCM London Comic Con has updated their website and added the Author Corner section. So I can now provide details of the panels I will be taking part in, on Sunday 28th May. There are panels throughout the weekend so follow the link above for information on all of the panels, and my twoContinue reading “London Comic Con Schedule”

How to find a literary agent

Next month on Saturday 6th May in London, I will be taking part in a Guardian Masterclass on How to find a literary agent. The masterclass is being led by my agent, Juliet Mushens, and both Peter Newman and I will be there for part of the event. If you’re a new writer, the processContinue reading “How to find a literary agent”

Writing questions for April

This is going to be a short post with some questions that I’m hoping those of you who are following this blog, and anyone else who sees it, will respond to as it will give me a better idea of who is reading this, and also, why. I have a feeling that a lot ofContinue reading “Writing questions for April”

Battlemage wins the Hellfest Inferno Prize

I am delighted to announce that Battlemage (Mage de Guerre in France) has won the first Hellfest Inferno Prize, via a public vote, beating such esteemed authors including Clive Barker, Joe Abercrombie, Bradley Beaulieu, Kim Wilkins and Peter Pevel. I’ve just returned from a short visit to Paris, where I visited the offices of Bragelonne,Continue reading “Battlemage wins the Hellfest Inferno Prize”

Feb – More events and stuff

Eesh, it’s already been a couple of weeks already since my last post. This is going to be a quick one. So book stuff first, then some event stuff, and then some award stuff. Book 4 We’ve settled on a title for book 4 (the first in the new Age of Dread trilogy). However, nowContinue reading “Feb – More events and stuff”

Mass Effect Trilogy

I don’t normally post about games, mostly because I describe myself as these days a lapsed gamer. I used to play a lot more, as I had more time, and have been playing MMORPGs since the beginning with the first Everquest. Before that I’ve been playing computer games since we had personal computers (yes, IContinue reading “Mass Effect Trilogy”

January – quick update

Happy New Year! Just a few quick things to mention. Interview My interview with Mur Lafferty on the I Should Be Writing podcast ep369 is now available on iTunes and also here on her website. So if you’re an aspiring author and want to hear some good and varied advice from all kinds of authors,Continue reading “January – quick update”

Good things in 2016

Given that for a lot of people 2016 has been a pretty tough and demoralising year, I thought I’d just post some of the good stuff that happened to me. Bloodmage is Published Way back in April, which feels like a decade ago right now, Bloodmage was published. In some ways it’s a more accomplishedContinue reading “Good things in 2016”

A review of 2016

This is going to be a best of the best post for me for 2016 covering TV and films. Not the best ever. Not everything I’ve seen, or read or done, just some of the highlights. Books Book round up first. So this year book 2 (Bloodmage) and book 3 (Chaosmage) were published. And it’sContinue reading “A review of 2016”