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Pitfalls of Publishing, or Lest I Forget

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

I’m now in the fortunate position of having three books published by DAW, with two more due out in January 2017 and October 2017, but achieving a novel publishing deal took years from my first short story sale to a … Continue reading →

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New Two-Book Deal

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

With Crossways less than 2 weeks away from publication I just got the go-ahead from my lovely agent (Amy Boggs of Donald Maass Literary) to announce this. I have a new contract with DAW for another two books to follow … Continue reading →

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Re-reading my own book: Winterwood.

Posted on May 25, 2015 by

Having delivered Crossways, due for publication in August, I’ve stepped sideways straight into the edits for Winterwood, my third book – and a very different one from the first two space operas. Set in an alternate 1800 with magic, Winterwood … Continue reading →

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How long is a novel?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by

As aspiring novellists we always receive conflicting pieces of advice. ‘A book should be as long as it needs to be,’ is always a good one, but it’s also generally sound advice that, ‘first time novellists should aim for a … Continue reading →

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Scrivening

Posted on March 22, 2014 by

Jaine Fenn’s blog about Scrivener over at http://www.jainefenn.com/2014/03/scrive/ has prompted me to do a blog post about editing with Scrivener. I love Scrivener with a deep love. Karen Traviss recommended it at the beginning of last year and I thought … Continue reading →

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Publishers Marketplace Announcement

The announcement of my three book deal in Publishers Marketplace. So cool. This is never getting old.

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Three Book Deal

Posted on September 12, 2013 by

It’s official and I can now announce it. I’ve got a three book deal with DAW in the USA (part of the Penguin group) for two science fiction and one fantasy novel. Two of them have been written already and … Continue reading →

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