Five Things I Learnt About Writing Whilst Writing Live Roleplay Games
Live roleplay games can vary greatly in format and setup, so a few words before I begin to explain my background and what experience I'm drawing on. I've run twice weekly sessions for our local...
View ArticleThe Science of the Pendulum Sun
Much of the world building in my novel, Under the Pendulum Sun is fantastical but one detail got a remarkable amount of scientific attention and that is the sun itself.It began as a simple bit of...
View ArticleThe Archetype of the Haunted House, Winchester Mystery House and Crimson Peak
The words haunted house conjures up certain images in the popular imagination, a sort of amalgum of Scooby Do episodes and halloween attractions wrapped up in a sprawling Victorian exterior.But where...
View ArticleAn Unexpected Acceptance Speech at British Fantasy Awards
Preamble: This was the speech I wrote for Fantasticon, which I didn’t quite give (I stopped looking at my phone) and then basically rehashed at FantasyCon 2018 when I won Best Newcomer. I was not even...
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