There's a cute website called Wordle which takes any text you upload and turns it into a word cloud. The size of each word in the cloud is based on the frequency with which it appears in the text, the colours and fonts are randomly selected and the results are rather beautiful. If you use … Continue reading Word Clouds of String City
Tag: 40k Books
Lifestrings of the Loving Couple
It's publication day for my new ebook novelette Lifestrings of the Loving Couple. This is the final (for now) short story in my series of fantasy detective romps known collectively as The String City Mysteries and published by 40k Books. In this brand new adventure, my dimension-dabbling detective is hired by a distraught husband whose wife … Continue reading Lifestrings of the Loving Couple
The many lives of a writer – 5
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's the introspective sprawl of my fifth writing life. Life 5 - Diversification So this is me, now, live and uncut, smack in the middle of my fifth writing life. In my past lives I've written stories both short … Continue reading The many lives of a writer – 5
Interview round-up
My splendid ebook publishers 40k Books are running a series of interviews with authors, and it's well worth checking out. Yes, I'm on the list, but I urge you to visit their website if for no other reason than to see what some of their other wonderful writers have to say about the state of … Continue reading Interview round-up
Just published – Girl in Pieces
If you're an arachnophobe, I'd advise you to look away now. That's because my latest ebook is full of spiders. In particular, there's a rather unfriendly spider queen called Arachne who likes to lay her eggs in unseemly places. If you're very unlucky, she'll show you her spinnerets ... The ebook in question is called … Continue reading Just published – Girl in Pieces
Just published – Still Point
If you've been following the strange adventures of my dimension-hopping detective, you may like to know there's new String City Mysteries ebook available. It's called Still Point and, like the others in the series, it's published by 40k Books and is available for Kindle and iTunes. This latest story sees our gumshoe hero playing Scheherazade … Continue reading Just published – Still Point
Coming soon – Still Point
Dust off your fedora - my dimension-hopping detective is getting ready for another adventure. The next instalment in The String City Mysteries, published for Kindle and iTunes by 40kBooks, will shortly be rolling off the e-press. This latest story is called Still Point. It's about a heist that takes place in one of String City's … Continue reading Coming soon – Still Point
Interview with a weird detective
I was in a bar, minding my own business. Outside, the rain was coming down. Dirty jazz was seeping from even dirtier speakers and trade was so slow the barman had posted a BACK SOON sign. A man walked in. He was wearing a fedora and a tattered leather coat with bright yellow buttons. I … Continue reading Interview with a weird detective
The String City Mysteries book trailer
I just spent a happy Saturday afternoon putting together a book trailer for The String City Mysteries. Video by me, music courtesy of Kevin McCleod (featured tracks are Epic Unease and Scheming Weasel).
Now available: Dead Wolf in a Hat
The second instalment of my fantasy detective series The String City Mysteries is published today. It's called Dead Wolf in a Hat, and once again it features that down-at-heel gumshoe who can twist dimensions round his little finger. If you've read The Wooden Baby, you'll already be familiar with his antics. If not, this is … Continue reading Now available: Dead Wolf in a Hat
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