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...

It’s my lumbar, Jack, and I’m okay

Hey fellow writers and other desk jockeys. Do you sit in a chair like this? See that little curved net thing in the back of my chair? It’s a lumbar support. It cost less than ten bucks from Office Works and has an elastic strap that slips over the back of the...

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...

Happy shiny story prize

You may remember that I recently (and very happily) announced that my story, It’s Always the Children Who Suffer, won the Australian Horror Writers’ Association short story contest. I co-won, in fact, with Zena Shapter. As well as the story being published...

13 Questions at Joan De La Haye’s place

I’m technically not around this week, but I’m just dropping in to share this little thing. The wonderful Joan De La Haye asked me to answer 13 questions about reading and writing over at her blog. Enjoy!

You don’t owe me anything

Mea culpa. I am guilty of this and I’m putting my hand up right now to accept that and change my position. I’m getting more than a little sick and tired of authors demanding things of their readers. Back in 2011, I wrote this blog post where I said such...