This coming weekend of Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th October, Newcon 5 will take place at it’s old venue in the Fishmarket in Northampton town centre. It had to be postponed last year because of uncertainties about the venue, but I am delighted that it’s back this year stronger than ever. The guests of honour…
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How to Sign an eBook
As you may know, I spent the weekend at FantasyCon and had a fantastic time meeting fans, authors, publishers, editors and artists, gathered for the British Fantasy Awards and a lot more besides. Firstly, many congratulations to Kari Sperring for winning the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer with her fantasy novel Living With Ghosts….
Angry Robot Podcast 3
There was a new experience for me this week. As part of a series of podcasts for Angry Robot Books, Dan Abnett and I were interviewed by Mur Lafferty on the subject of history, research and writing, and how two very different books can emerge from a lot of common ground. The link to the…
FantasyCon & US Reviews
We’re mere days away from FantasyCon, and I’m really looking forward to heading off to Nottingham. It’s a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. I’ll also be signing copies of The Road to Bedlam on Saturday from 12 until 1pm in the Dealer’s Room along with Colin Harvey, who…
Alt.Fiction and After
Given that Alt.Fiction is a one day convention, it is amazing just how much can be packed in. Obviously the team from Writing East Midlands had worked really hard to put together an interesting and exciting programme, complemented by the staff at QUAD, who managed that difficult line between friendly and organised. It’s a really…
Alt.Fiction 2010
For those of you in the Midlands, I will be at Alt.Fiction this Saturday 12th June, which is being held at QUAD in Derby. This is an excellent opportunity to meet writers, fans, editors and publishers from the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. There is a full programme planned covering everything from sci-fi…
Angry Robot Redux
The UK election results have dominated the news for the last week, with the resounding failure to give any one party the mandate to govern and the potential dawn of a new era of consensual politics. With the ink on the coalition agreement still wet, we all wait to see whether the politicians, media and the…