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Factory sale!
A heads up that The Goblin Factory is on a Kindle Countdown sale (80% off) for the next week. (And, if you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber it’s free to read.) Continue reading
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Factory output accelerates!
I’m thrilled to reveal that my new novel, The Goblin Factory – the sequel to Sleepwalking to Hades – will be released on the 6th of July. Initially available via Amazon, the paperback edition is orderable on the novel’s release date and the Kindle e-book is pre-orderable now – or free to read with a… Continue reading
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Sequel update
If you thought life might have been all saunas and bliss for Joshua and the gang after the chaos of Sleepwalking to Hades, well — not by a long shot! The Goblin Factory reveals what happened next — available July 2026. Stay tuned! Continue reading
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June freebie on Kobo
A special deal for Kobo ebook customers this month: ~70% off my first novel Sleepwalking to Hades, and my novelette, Nel, is absolutely free! Offer open until the end of the month. (And, if you’re a Kobo Plus subscriber, both novels are free for you to read anyway!) If you like them, please do leave… Continue reading
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It’s most definitely a thrill…
… seeing your novel sitting next to the works of big hitters at your local bookstore. (Rosebud Books, Finland) Continue reading
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Rosebuds and Goblins
A couple of snippets to share on the novels front: Continue reading
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Characters…
I mean, who do they think they are? You write them into existence. Give them substance and context. Offer up some meaty motivation. And you ask them to do one little thing in this killer plot twist that you’ve just come up with. And then they have the cheek to tell you, “Well, yes, but… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt – January 27, 2026
What books do you want to read? I have around four hundred purchased e-books sitting on my Kobo waiting to be read, in addition to more than ten physical books (I just cannot resist bargain hunting in discounts & deals), so this question is partially answered. I usually have four or five books on the… Continue reading
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About writing: what have I learned so far?
One of the reasons I started this blog was to push myself to document occasional thoughts – and hopefully even start a dialogue – around novel writing. Now, almost a year in, and with a novel and a novelette now (self-) published, I think I’ll set out some of the things that stand out for… Continue reading
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A lass, poor Nel?
What happens when the technology you leave guarding your home slips out of your control? A compact techno-thriller set in the universe of ‘Sleepwalking to Hades’ – but more than twenty years afterwards – ‘Nel’ is a novelette intended both for readers who have, or haven’t yet enjoyed that book. Pre-orderable now (at amazon, google… Continue reading
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