There can’t be many things more welcoming than a roaring fire in the middle of winter. Snow lay heaped in piles outside, but we warmed ourselves in front of the small parlour’s hearth. A grandfather clock in the corner ticked away the minutes, and dull chatter floated through from the main bar of the saloon […]
The Guns of Retribution
Stop apologising for your book
Have you ever met a writer who almost seemed apologetic about their own work? Or are you a writer who tells people that your book is “a horror, but it’s all a bit silly really”? Stop apologising for your own work. When I told people that I had my first book coming out, I was naturally […]
Free Book for World Book Night
It’s World Book Night tonight, so in the spirit of the moment, I’ll be giving away a free and signed copy of my first novella, The Guns of Retribution! All you have to do is share this post on Twitter (using my handle @IcySedgwick so I can see it) or Facebook (tagging in my Icy […]
Free eBook Week
It’s Free eBook Week on Smashwords until Saturday 8 March, so I’m making two of my titles available. You can grab Checkmate & Other Stories, a collection of fifteen short tales, spanning fantasy, horror, sci fi and speculative fiction. Among other things, ‘Bleed Them Dry’ puts a new spin on vampires, talking corpses tell their […]
#GuestPost – The Challenge of Marketing Westerns
Anyone who read this blog with any regularity will know I have a thing about Westerns. Thankfully, I am not the only one, and it’s my pleasure to hand the Blunt Pencil over to Matthew Pizzolato, whose new novel Outlaw is now out! Matthew’s here to talk about the challenges of marketing a Western, something […]
Celebrating The Guns of Retribution
Well today is the last day of my The Guns of Retribution celebration, since today marks the one year anniversary since it came out in paperback. Where does the time go, eh? I just really wanted to thank everyone who’s bought and reviewed it, and everyone who’s enjoyed it and asked me to write another. I […]
