Recovery is tiring.
Just a little update from me as I realised it’s been months since I sent out a newsletter. I’ve never been the best at keeping up with this sort of thing, but there’s a reason why I’ve not been around much, and I’m afraid it’
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Rage, rage against the dying of the mic!
Look, I have a book I should be writing, but I have so many other words screaming in my head that I need to write them down first. Buckle up, my darlings, because this post is breaking my social media rule of ‘Try to only be positive online’. I'
Just before I go back to the 1660's
Hello my lovelies,
I would really love to write one of the blog posts that have been percolating over the past few weeks, but truth be told I’m on a deadline that a broken ankle and then covid have made tighter than I would like. So this is going
Come aboard, the starship's lovely!
For the last few months, I been working on a secret project with my lovely friend and fellow author Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s a podcast called Starship Alexandria and is, at its heart, all about loving a book/film/graphic novel so much that we want to not only tell
Space ships and brain tangles
A few weeks ago I got to play Bridge Command in London and I got to be Captain! It was amazing! That picture was taken by my friend Tony, and posted with his permission. You can see me in the middle there, looking a little bit stressed! (If you’re
It's time to rebuild
If you’re reading this in your inbox, hi! It’s been a while. I was about to say ‘I hope you are well’ but given the state of… everything, I will instead say ‘I hope your support system is strong’, because these are the times we live in. If
Bristolcon 2024 is almost here!
Well, I know it's the week before a convention because a) I have been fighting brain weasels about public appearances and b) I've just finished a new batch of planet pendants for the art show!
This year, my much beloved local convention, Bristolcon, is going to
Photos, art and Worldcon
Hello my lovelies,
Well, tomorrow I start driving north to attend Worldcon in Glasgow. It's the first big convention I've done in five years, so I am feeling a heady mix of excited and nervous. In case you missed it, here's a post containing
Worldcon is coming!
So, next week I will be travelling up to Glasgow, with a load of art for the art show, to participate in Worldcon 2024. I am both excited and faintly terrified. (It's okay, I always find conventions faintly terrifying, but this is the first really big convention I&
This was long overdue
I hate having my picture taken. And I mean really hate it. Whenever a camera is pointed at me, I just freeze up and end up looking like some weird parody of myself. That's why I put off getting new author pics for so long... nine years, in
Imagining a world freed from prioritising profit
A couple of weeks ago I took part in an online panel hosted by Ethex as part of London Climate Action Week, and it was all about shifting to a different economic model that is less harmful to the environment and to society. A video of the discussion highlights can
It's been too long!
Hello my lovely,
If you’re reading this from an email, and you can hear a distant cheer on the wind, it’s because the overhaul of my newsletter has been successful after several months of trying to find the best solution for communications going forwards. Sorry it’s been
The Vengeance is coming!
I am delighted to announce that my next novel, THE VENGEANCE, will be released in early May. It's being published by Solaris Books and I am so excited about it! Didn't they do a great job with the cover?
It is available for pre-order now!
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