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The Next Big Thing
Hi folks! Like many other writers, I've been tagged in the Next Big Thing meme (by three separate people on the same day, so I think the idea has hit critical mass and is about to collapse on itself like the Greek economy trying a pyramid scheme with Monopoly money)....
Another hint of things to come…
Watch this space....
If you must NaNo, don’t forget Fallow February
Ah, NaNoWriMo. That's National Novel Writing Month to the uninitiated, a global event where aspiring writers crank out 50,000 words of first-draft during November. There are criticisms against this event by some, affirmations of its usefulness by others, and if you're...
Anywhere But Goodreads
A nice reader review just landed on Goodreads for a collection I'm very proud to be in - Keith Stevenson's tome-tastic "Anywhere But Earth". Reader Dave Versace had this to say about my story: "Of the rest, I am hard pressed to pick a favourite, but I will mention...
New artwork page goes live
Just put the tentative beginnings of a new artwork page on my site. I've wanted to do one of these for a while - one of my greatest joys is to see an illustrator interpret my writing, and I've been lucky enough to get some great covers and illustration work done. I...
The Echo of Midnight, and a Tusk to the FACE.
Hey folks, just a quick spot of pimpage. Issue #8 of Midnight Echo is now available for pre-order, and it's got an absolutely STUNNING line-up. Do yourself a favour and grab the hard-copy, it promises to be a ripping read....
It’s a whole swag of “Viral”, and right now, it’s FREE
A few months ago, I was part of an exciting project - the Viral novellas. Four connected thrillers, told from different viewpoints. Now, the entire series is being released as a single title, available as an e-book on the Kindle and elsewhere. For the next few days,...
Here, have a wee snippet of “Pigroot Flat”
Over at the Midnight Echo website, I've answered a few questions about my upcoming short story from issue #8, "Pigroot Flat". The interview and a short snippet of my story can be found at the following link:...
A Synopsis Shouldn’t Have to Hurt Your Synapses
Ah, the synopsis. That most painful of things, where an author has to compress a novel's worth of organic sproutings into one or two concise pages. And oh, how we wail and gnash our teeth when called upon to do so. "It's just so HARD," we say. "I don't WANT TO." But...
Mentor: The Fisch-Maker!
I just can't help myself 🙂 It's all official like, I am a mentor in the Australian Horror Writers Association 2012 mentor program. And I have two mentees that I'd like to introduce to y'all. Given into my tender care are the following writers: Stacey Larner and...
Midnight Echo Issue #8: Table of Contents
The table of contents has just gone live for issue #8 of Midnight Echo, which includes my postapocalyptic offering "Pigroot Flat". Just...just look at that list of authors! MY GOD. I'm so excited. Joe R Lansdale! Jack Ketchum! Various Aussies! 🙂 Plus of swag of...
Pimpy McPimperson presents: The Years Best Fantasy and Horror 2011
Shipments of the Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011 have just gone out to pre-order customers, and soon another gorgeous tome shall grace my bragshelf. My killer kangaroo story "Hunting Rufus" can be found therein, but why stop there? If it's anything like...