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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