I don’t think I’ve ever done a review of the year before. Mostly it’s been about tying up loose ends before saying goodbye to the old and hello to the new. But 2013 has been such a ride, I feel it needs looking back at, just to be sure it really happened. 2012 was itself […]
30th November 2013 – Book Week Scotland – Fife Readers’ Day – Rothes Hall Glenrothes
The end of an exhausting week for me. I’ll be workshopping (is that even a word?), reading and generally dispensing advice of dubious usefulness to all and sundry. Things begin at 1.30 PM and carry on into the dark. Details here.
29th November 2013 – Book Week Scotland – Steps Theatre Dundee
This time with the redoubtable Russel D McLean. We’ll be having a chat like you’re not there, and probably reading extracts from each others books in silly voices. Come along if you’re feeling indulgent. Details here. Kick off is 7.00 PM
28th November 2013 – Book Week Scotland – St Andrews Library
As if Stirling wasn’t enough, Allan Guthrie and I will be appearing in Stirling the very next day. This time talking about getting published and other stuff. Possibly Maine Coon cats. It kicks of at 7.30 PM – more details here.
27th November 2013 – Book Week Scotland – Central Library Stirling
As part of the annual literary jamboree that is Book Week Scotland, I shall be appearing at Central Library Stirling with Allan Guthrie, for general chat and reading the naughty bits from my next book. Come along if you’ve nothing better to do. It kicks off at 7.00 PM – Details here.
23rd November 2013 – Iceland Noir
If you happen to be in Reykjavik next weekend, you’ll find me and a few other bemused British crime fiction authors rubbing shoulders with our Icelandic chums at this, the first ever Icelandic Crime Fiction Convention. Details here
The good news and the bad…
There hasn’t been a week since I self-published the first three books in The Ballad of Sir Benfro when someone hasn’t contacted my through email, Twitter, Facebook or comments here asking when book four, The Broken World, is coming out. My intention last year (was it only last year?) was to finish the third McLean […]
Team Mushens WFC2013 Short Story Bonanza – Job
I blame Andrew Reid. He’s the one who came up with the idea. Later on this week it’s World Fantasy Con in Brighton, and eleven (say it like Burnistoun – Eleven) of Literary Agent Extraordinaire Juliet Mushens’ clients will be in attendance. I am proud to count myself amongst them. As well as being World […]
“Future Projects”
Searching for a file for a short story I’ll be posting here soon as part of the Halloween Shorts: Team Mushens WFC2013 Editions, I stumbled upon a word document from 2005 enigmatically titled ‘Future Projects’. There are only two stories in there, and I can’t remember who I put it together for – possibly my […]
Broken
Cross-posting from over at Sir Benfro again… They say trouble comes in threes. I’m not sure who they are, and if I ever find out I’ll probably punch them on the nose, but they appear to be right, at least this time. A little history. Almost three years ago now, I moved up to Fife […]