Journal#22 – On setting off on a new adventure

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, it’s been a funny old year of beginnings and endings. Personal and professional. Inward and outward. While my feet have barely moved, my mind has been everywhere. Travelled lots of different lands. Walked many fells. Crossed a few fjords. It hasn’t been the easiest year. But…

Fantasycon 2022

The Fantasycon 2022 programme is out! Find out what I’ll do doing there…

How to write a first chapter

Wondering how to write a good first chapter of a novel? Writing an opening chapter is something that sets many new writers on edge. Where to start? How to start? Why to start?

Current poetry inspiration

Because I write both, I get asked a lot about the relationship between poetry and prose. How can you write both? Do you write them using the same methods? Does reading or writing one help me learn about the other? And basically, the answer to that last one is… YES! Whether I’m working on a…

Join us at INK@84 Books

Join me and a collection of Angry Robot authors this Thursday 26th June at INK@84 Bookshop in London! It’s the first in-person event I’ve done since pre-covid and it feels very strange and VERY exciting. It’s the first time I’ll be away from little N overnight too, so I may have a few drinks while…