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Review – Stewart Lee vs the Man-Wulf
I’m in the right age group to be a Stewart Lee fan, and mostly in the right political demographic (except I’m working class and don’t buy the Guardian). I was a fan of alternative comedy back in the 80s but was more likely to go to a metal gig than a comedy show at that… Continue reading
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Interview – Faceless Human Designs
I recently had the opportunity to catch up with a fellow Yorkshire soul: the human digital artist behind Faceless Human Designs about everything from being working class, to what it means to be faceless. CS: What made you decide to be anonymous? FHD: I have no desire to take fame from being a good human.… Continue reading
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Hello Fellow Humans
We’ve all seen the meme above, used in various situations where we think someone is pretending to be something they’re not. And in the current world, we’re seeing more and more blog posts, social media posts, and pictures created by AI. They don’t tell you they use AI, either. They want you to think that… Continue reading
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Publication News
I’m honoured to have a short story titled ‘Letting Go’ in the print edition of tomorrow’s Morning Star. It will also be in the online edition on Sunday (I’ll post a link when it’s up). And I adore the illustration from Lorna Miller below. I also love the intro they gave it: Enchantments collide in… Continue reading
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Rejection
In my ‘About’ section, there’s a short list of of publications who have been kind enough to publish my writing. I’m sure my list won’t look like much to more prolific writers of short fiction. I have to say, though, that every single story listed there has received at least a dozen rejections, except for… Continue reading
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Useful books on writing
I sampled quite a few books on craft while I was studying. There were various degrees of usefulness, and I used them both for learning, and for supporting my arguments in assignments. Below are six of the ones I got the most from, along with the key reasons I found them useful. Royle, N (ed)… Continue reading
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The MFA – worth it?
First of all, I’d like to say one thing very loud and clear: you do not need an MFA to be successful as a writer. There are so many successful writers who never studied anything more than the books that came before theirs. I did it because I wanted to (needed to?) be more guided… Continue reading
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Author Interview – Jacey Bedford
I’m delighted to have the chance to interview a friend and fellow member of Northwrite SF writers group on the blog today. Jacey Bedford has published two trilogies through DAW, one SF and one Fantasy and both are excellent. Her latest novel, The Amber Crown, is due to be released into the wild on January… Continue reading
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Of breast cancer and cryptids and what makes us angry
I didn’t know I had breast cancer when I wrote, Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace, in early April this year. I didn’t have the routine Mammogram until mid-June, a month and a half after Improbable Press accepted the story. A couple of weeks later, I was called back for more tests, and on 2nd August I… Continue reading
Tales from the Mothership 