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Some thoughts; two reviews

03 Monday Jun 2013

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MoonIt’s fair to say my levels of motivation and my will to apply myself to the task of writing have been low of late. It often takes a change in circumstances or new point of view to jump-start the engine, and the two weeks holiday that have just drifted past are settling nicely in my brain. Unfortunately, the act of writing has eluded me for longer than I should have allowed it to, so now I have the usual unblocking-the-drain activity to undergo in order to place words in a document.

king of loveAs an additional ingredient to the unblocking process, a couple of reviews of Black Static 34 have appeared online in recent days, both of which have been quite heartening. First is Des Lewis’ personal and unique real-time-review, which I found exceptionally kind in reference to ‘The King of Love my Shepherd is’.  Particularly with respect to the era I set the story – early 1950s England. It’s always encouraging to know that research does pay off, and my own 1970s school experiences translated across to young Jim’s in the story (minus the horror elements, although sometimes…).

And then there is Sam Tomaino’s usual review for SFRevu, which was also kind, even if my name is spelled incorrectly.

Writing is such a closed activity, being locked away in our little rooms creating stories, with most of the work taking place entirely in our own heads. Seeing that those stories are being read and appreciated makes it all worth the effort.

Black Static 34: Out Now!

08 Wednesday May 2013

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Aliette de Bodard, Andrew Hook, Artwork, Ben Baldwin, Black Static, Fantasy, Georgina Bruce, Horror, Interzone, Jess Hyslop, Joel Lane, Lavie Tidhar, Lynda E Rucker, Nigel Brown, Nina Allan, Priya Sharma, Sci-fi, Sean Logan, Shannon Fay, Short Stories, speculative fiction, Stephen Volk, Steven J Dines, The King Of Love My Shepherd Is, TTA Press, Writing

Black Static 34 CoverOut now to order or subscribe, from TTA Press, is issue 34 of Black Static, which contains stories by Nina Allan, Joel Lane, Andrew Hook, Sean Logan and (in case you hadn’t already heard all of my shouting and bawling about it) one from me. Includes the usual column by Stephen Volk and a new column by Lynda E. Rucker.

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The artwork this issue is simply brilliant, with gorgeously unsettling black and white illustrations for each story, and Ben Baldwin’s delicious and nightmare-inducing colour art for the front and back cover.

IZ 246And this month’s Interzone looks to be a fabulous issue as well – with stories by my buddies Priya Sharma and Georgina Bruce (whose TTA debut, Cat World, makes its appearance here – and a wonderful story it is) alongside tales by Steven J. Dines, Jess Hyslop, Nigel Brown, Aliette de Bodard, Lavie Tidhar and Shannon Fay.

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Story Art!

26 Friday Apr 2013

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king of loveReceived a preview of the illustration by Tara Bush for my Black Static #34 story from Andy Cox at TTA Press today.

I’m kind of speechless. I adore Tara’s artwork. It captures the insidious creepiness I was trying to invoke in the story so well. My mouth was agape when I first saw it. Bravo. Can’t wait for this issue to come out.

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Cover Art

18 Thursday Apr 2013

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Black Static 34 CoverHere’s a preview of the cover art for the upcoming issue of Black Static from TTA Press. Ben Baldwin‘s art seems to outdo itself from issue to issue, and this awesomely creepy and striking image for issue 34 is my favourite.

Which makes it all the more exciting that I have a story in this particular issue. The ‘King of Love my Shepherd is’ will make its appearance here alongside stories by Nina Allan, Joel Lane, Sean Logan and Michael Griffin. I’m thrilled to be in the same issue as Nina Allan and Joel Lane, two writers whose work I have thoroughly enjoyed over the last few years, and Andy Cox, TTA editor, says The Nightingale by Nina Allan may be her best work to date. Quite a statement.

Seeing this cover has suddenly reminded me that this is all happening imminently and I absolutely cannot wait.

Story Sale

07 Thursday Mar 2013

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Black Static, Horror, Short Stories, Story Sales, The King Of Love My Shepherd Is, TTA Press, Writing

Black Static cover imageThrilled to announce that I have sold another story to TTA Press‘ wonderful magazine Black Static.

The story is ‘The King Of Love My Shepherd Is’, and is one I wrote towards the end of last year and have been revising and editing continually. It was inspired in part by a photograph prompt set by my writing group and also by all the tragic, unending news of child abuse dominating headlines these days.  The story is tentatively set for Issue#34, probably in May at some point.

Expect the usual tweeting, facebooking, blogging, shouting, screaming etc…

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