Jan 7, 2015 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction, Writing
Two of my short horror stories have been published in Monk Punk and Shadow of the Unknown Omnibus. Often on the back covers of anthologies I am listed in the ‘Others’ so here I am listing ALL the writers. I am in red. I enjoyed the tease with the Monk Punk short...
Nov 4, 2013 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction, Writing
I was interested in the plot of that new Clooney and Bullock film, Gravity. During my sifting through a thousand short stories for the Escape Velocity anthology and magazine a few years ago for Adventure Books of Seattle, I received at least two with exactly that plot...
Oct 3, 2011 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction, Writing
I’m suffering jet lag. Okay, the distance between Brighton and Chester is only a handful of hundreds of miles and four hours by train, but the distance in terms of literary milieu I am on the other side of the planet. A day ago I was shaking hands with Brian Aldiss....
Mar 4, 2011 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction, Writing
The anthology of best and new stories submitted to Adventure Books of Seattle’s Escape Velocity magazine is nearing fruition. Last night I finished proofreading 35 stories for the anthology. Not all will be used in it because some are now rather dated and we...
Oct 10, 2010 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction, Writing
I’ve just returned from NewCon5 in Northampton – a convention for lovers of science fiction. I had a nice long chat at what in many conventions are called Kaffeeklatsche (German – sort of – for a coffee chat about almost anything with Paul...