March 31, 2023

What I’m up to - March 2023

Welsh mist, new novels, podcasts and a lot of words.

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February 28, 2023

What I’m up to - February 2023

A short but busy month.

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February 26, 2023

Daily writing routine - February 2023

I’ve seen a few writers do posts about their writing routine over the last few years, in particular noting when and how it changes over time. And I’m a massive sucker for anything about routines myself. So I thought I’d do one too.

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February 2, 2023

Carapace’ is a Clarkesworld Reader Poll finalist for 2022!

This morning, I noticed that the new edition of Clarkesworld had Neil Clarke’s announcement of the 2022 Reader Poll finalists as his Editor’s Note. I clicked through and was absolutely delighted to discover that I’m a finalist for Best Novelette of 2022. You can vote for the winner here.

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February 2, 2023

Writing less on your blog

I saw a post today from Matt Gemmell, a prolific writer and blogger here in Scotland and it crystallised a couple of things I’ve been half-thinking for a while.

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January 31, 2023

What I’m up to - January 2023

Every day I’m editing.

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December 31, 2022

What I’m up to - December 2022

A year of big numbers, double sub and looking forward.

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December 23, 2022

How I Write - 2022 By The Numbers

I’m finished with writing for this year, so I thought it was time to take a look at how the year shook out for me based on the numbers I track in my writing logs.

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December 18, 2022

Author Interview at Track of Words

I’ve got a brand new author interview up at Track of Words, as part of their December Advent SFF Advent Calendar.

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November 30, 2022

What I’m up to - November 2022

Submitting, plotting, outlining and winding down.

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