Today’s a weird day. I woke up to find out Pantomime (and many other great books) has been nominated for a Cybils award. Now, Shadowplay is now officially on Netgalley. I think I’ll only be up for a month or so, so if you’re a reviewer, grab it sooner rather than later. This means that the book is now out… Read More
Books Read in September & Recent Links
Books read: 1. Last Days – Adam Nevill. A suspenseful mystery/thriller featuring a documentary filmmaker being hired to look into a mysterious cult called the Last Days. It was very well-written and incredible atmospheric, but I found the ending too ambiguous. Definitely worth a read, though, and I’ll probably pick up more of Nevill’s books, especially as we get closer… Read More
Shadowplay Cover Reveal!
Shadowplay’s cover reveal is now out in the world! The circus lies behind Micah Grey in dust and ashes. He and the white clown, Drystan, take refuge with the once-great magician, Jasper Maske. When Maske agrees to teach them his trade, his embittered rival challenges them to a duel which could decide all of their fates. People also hunt both… Read More
Shadowplay Edits Finished & New Blurb!
So…Shadowplay is back in my editor’s inbox! Hooray! It’s now more or less in the form it’ll be for ARCs, which is so very strange. It’s about to all start again. Then the day became even better…in the evening I had a new blurb from Pantomime from none other than my favourite author for the past ten years. Slightly surreal… Read More
Recent Roundup
A few weeks ago I went to Glen Coe with Elizabeth May, who took this gorgeous photo: It was so warm I was wearing shorts, which RARELY happens in Scotland! Last weekend I was in London to celebrate the launch of Kim Curran’s Control and Bryony Pearce’s The Weight of Souls. There’s a great summary of the launch party on… Read More
Shadowplay (Pantomime2) is Submitted!
So, a few days ago I pressed “send” and delivered Shadowplay to my editor at Strange Chemistry. It’ll be out on shelves in a little more than eight months, which is crazy to think. It’s another one of those milestones in my fledgling writer’s life. I proved to myself that I could do it–I had more than one book in… Read More
