Ecstatic to announce my three book deal with HarperVoyager Australia

There is no doubt in my mind that October 2013 will live on as possibly the most amazing month of my life. Not only is my first born child due at the end of this month, which is amazing enough news on its own, but I’ve just signed a deal with Harper Collins...

Great Inspiration – guest post from Thoraiya Dyer

Last week I posted about the time, back in 1989, when I met Neil Gaiman and got a signed copy of Sandman #1, with no idea at the time of the significance of the event. You can see that post here. At the end of the post I said I would put the call out to my writerly...

All Hallow’s Read

Talking of Neil Gaiman (see last post) there’s this. Watch, share, OBEY! And if you need any ideas for scary books to give to people, might I suggest RealmShift, MageSign or Dark Rite. .

RealmShift giveaway at Goodreads

I’ve been meaning to give this a go for ages, and finally got around to it. Goodreads do this thing where you can register your book for a free giveaway. It’s not a competition or anything complicated – you simply offer a book (print editions only)...

A Killer Among Demons available now

You may remember that I’ve been talking up this great anthology from Dark Prints Press. I’m so pleased to be one of ten authors included in this anthology of supernatural/paranormal crime. I read it last week while I was on holiday (as I got an advance...

My holiday reading

I’ve recently had a week’s holiday in the sun. The best thing about holidays is the unfettered reading time. Of course, seeing another place, spending quality time with my wife, snorkeling amazing coral reefs and all that was fantastic too and it rates up...