New Cover Design — “The String City Mysteries”

I'm excited to launch a brand new cover design for The String City Mysteries, a collection of seven fantasy-noir novelettes which I self-published in 2021. Original cover design Why the new look? Frankly, I never really liked the original cover. I put it together in a hurry, with limited means at my disposal. Having subsequently … Continue reading New Cover Design — “The String City Mysteries”

“The String City Mysteries” – Now in Paperback

Hot on the heels of the Kindle edition, I'm delighted to announce The String City Mysteries is now available in paperback. Its pages are bulging with werewolves and titans, angels and zombies, murder, love and, above all, mystery. There's never been a better time to explore the extraordinary world of String City in the company … Continue reading “The String City Mysteries” – Now in Paperback

New Book – “The String City Mysteries”

What better time than New Year to launch a new book? Okay, full disclosure, The String City Mysteries is not entirely new. It's a collection of seven novelettes first published in Realms of Fantasy magazine, and later as individual ebooks by 40K Books. Now, for the first time, they've been assembled into a single volume. … Continue reading New Book – “The String City Mysteries”

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 - Diversity 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 with a Weird Detective

I was in this bar called Medusa's, minding my own business. Outside, the rain was sheeting down. Dirty jazz seeped 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. … Continue reading Interview with a Weird Detective

Setting the Story Aside

This afternoon I finished writing a 7,500 word short story. And now I've got to set it aside. Tempting though it is to wrap up the manuscript and fire it off to my agent, I know that would be a mistake. Most of the story's still in first draft, you see. So, happy as I … Continue reading Setting the Story Aside

“Girl in Pieces” in “The Best Horror of the Year”

Latest news is good, nay great. My fantasy story Girl in Pieces has been selected by Ellen Datlow for her new anthology The Best Horror of the Year Volume One, out in October 2009. Thanks, Ellen! The story first appeared in the recently deceased and even more recently resurrected Realms of Fantasy.