Science Fiction Short Story, 8 pages (2800 words). Available now, details below. Free!
Spite
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“Roll out that chicken wire, Frank.” Science would never have thought of the chicken wire. [Read more…]
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Hands up all those writers that would like their story turned into a poorly read audiobook. Come on, hands up high so we can count them. Anyone? No? … But what if I told you the result could be fun? That was the unusual proposition that Please Let Me Read To You presented to me near the start of July. Let me explain … Shortly after the release of Vera’s Itch, Please Let Me Read To You wrote to ask if they could read it on their podcast. I knew nothing about these people, so I looked up their website and their Facebook page, which said: “We read books and short stories by independent authors in genres we’re not used to – resulting in poorly read audiobooks. So, let us read to you..” That really didn’t sound promising. I couldn’t find any external reviews, but the email was polite and friendly, and the request seemed sincere, so I decided the only thing for it was to listen to their show. [Read more…]  Contemporary Fiction Short Story, 10 pages (3300 words). Available now, details below. Free!
Entitled
(Short Story) “It’s not about the money.” The story of a musician’s enduring legacy. [Read more…]  Contemporary Fiction Short Story, 11 pages (4300 words). Available now, details below. Free!
Unravelling
(Short Story) She wrote to me again last night. It was a simple post onto my wall. She, who I have never touched, is more real to me than any of my other friends. A story of obsession. It may unravel you. [Read more…]  Contemporary Fantasy Short Story, 14 pages (5000 words). Available now, details below. Free!
Vera’s Itch
(Short Story) Gavin thought she was a dream come true. He was almost right. Anticipation can be exciting … it can also be misleading. [Read more…]
The Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale is on again. For the month of July many e-books are available at big discounts, including my books. Until July 31st you can get the e-book edition of Dryad for FREE, and the e-book editions of Naiad and Nereid for 50% off. Just click on the links below and follow the instructions on the Smashwords site to claim your discounts. Dryad – FREE Enjoy!
For the entire month of July many e-books are available at Smashwords at big discounts, and this includes all three of my books. Until July 31st you can get the e-book edition of Dryad for FREE, and the e-book editions of Naiad and Nereid for 50% off. Just click on the links below and follow the instructions on the Smashwords site to claim your discounts. Dryad – FREE Enjoy!
At last it is done. Nereid is now out and appearing in online bookshops, both in print and ebook editions. Follow this link to the Nereid book page to see links to some of the stores where it is available. More stores will pick it up, if they don’t have it already, or you can ask them to order it using the ISBNs provided on the book page. Nereid is the conclusion to the series, The Narun. The series runs: Dryad, Naiad, and now Nereid. Yes, it is done. The three books look pretty good sitting together on the shelf, don’t you think? [Read more…]
I am pleased to see that Naiad is now appearing in online shops, both in print and ebook editions. Follow this link to the Naiad book page to see links to some of the stores where it is available. More stores will pick it up, if they don’t have it already, or you can ask them to order it using the ISBNs provided on the book page. [Read more…]
Naiad is finalised and the first print copies are on their way – so I’ll put up some photos of those when they arrive. I will add relevant links to the Naiad page as soon as I can confirm the book is available for online purchase. The ebook edition is going to take a bit longer while I sort out my distribution arrangements. The final draft of Nereid is now with some readers to check for last minute problems, the cover and blurb are done (as you will see on that page). So publication should follow quickly on the heels of Naiad. It may be just as well things worked out this way, for reasons that you’ll work out for yourselves when you read the series. Things are still changing in the world of ebooks and I’ve decided to change my distribution arrangements to take advantage. The changes will mean some more work and complication on my side, but will hopefully give me a little more control over how the books appear on reseller sites (well, I can hope). While these changes take effect there may be some disruption to the availability of the ebook editions. I will try to keep the links on each of the book pages up to date as things change. |
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[The website “Please Let Me Read To You” is no longer active, so I’m afraid we must treat this entry as no longer relevant. The article has been left here as a historical curiosity.]
I can’t believe it’s a year since I posted here last. What can I say? I’ve been busy. I’ll say more later, but for now …
After an extended absence – this always a busy time of year for me – I finally found the time and opportunity to do a little bit of promotion with my books: The Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale.
It’s probably obvious from the extended delay that things haven’t gone smoothly for me since that upbeat post at the start of spring. Rather a lot has happened in that time, but not to do with my writing. I don’t want to talk much about that, I will only say that the photo I chose for this post is only allegorical, no actual snake played a part in what happened. But you have presumably come here to read is what’s happening with the next books. Well, I do now have some news on that front …