I’m taking part in Read an Ebook Week over on Smashwords so until March 12th, you can get my steampunk novella, The First Tale, for free! That’s right – instead of the usual 99c, it now costs nothing. Just add the coupon ‘RE100’ at the checkout. Smashwords offer all kinds of formats, from EPUB to […]
The First Tale
Steampunk
I came across this post by Matthew Delman over on his steampunk blog, and having dipped a toe into the waters of the genre myself, I felt I should perhaps clarify my own position on the subject. After all, a writer should preferably know what it is that they’re writing, yes? Steampunk is one of […]
Goodreads
After some subtle persuasion from Paul Anderson and Carrie Clevenger, I set myself up with an author profile on Goodreads. It seems odd to say that, to call myself an ‘author’. I’m not sure why – I have had short fiction published sporadically online since July 2008, I have actually sold copies of my first […]
News from Vertigo City
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my Tales from Vertigo City project, and after much discussion with my favoured creative confidantes, Carrie Clevenger and Jimmy Misanthrope, I have decided to pull The Second Tale. Initially the concept worked well in outline form for the serial, but now I’ve started writing, it’s blossomed into […]
The Second Tale arrives
Honestly, Vertigo City is beginning to take over my life! After the release of The First Tale as an e-book last week, I’ve begun work on the follow-up, called City Alchemy. The story sees Liss go in search of her missing little sister, Teva, before going freelance as an adventurer-for-hire! There will be lots more […]
The Launch of The First Tale ebook
It’s finally here! The First Tale e-book is now available for 99c from Smashwords. Click here to buy! The e-book collects all thirty episodes of the serial that ran over on my Tales from Vertigo City blog, although naturally it’s been edited and tweaked to improve the flow, even out the tone and in a […]