Thomas the Rhymer and the Accidental Novel

Thomas the Rhymer is a popular Scottish folk ballad. The hero of the song, Thomas, is out one fine morning when a lady on a milk white steed comes riding over the moor towards him. Recognising that the beautiful woman is no mere mortal and no doubt recalling that it’s always best to be polite to…

Launch Day! Unveiled Book Three

Book Three of the Unveiled series – I Hold the Tide – is available for purchase now In paperback Amazon ebook (UK) (USA) And epub for other ereaders via Smashwords, ibooks, Barnes and Noble etc ‘Do you like ghost stories, Emily? Mine doesn’t have a happy ending…’ Emlynn’s power is spiralling out of control. Still…

Dissecting Dragons – the first Guest Episode

I’ve talked about Dissecting Dragons, the speculative fiction podcast that M.E.Vaughan and I produce a bit before. However on Friday the first episode featuring a guest author was released and I feel it’s worth looking at the process in a bit more detail – not least of which because that episode has probably been our…

Throw back Thursday: Announcing the First Novel

(Originally posted on my old blog 29th July 2014 – how time flies. I can now look back on this with nostalgia and affection rather than terror 😉  ) Since the good folks at illusio and baqer have given the signal, I can now talk about my debut novel, I Belong to the Earth, which…