Writing

Which is, let’s face it, a total bargain.   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pursuit-William-Abbey-Claire-North-ebook/dp/B07RYMZFXV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=william+abbey&qid=1596439824&sr=8-1   Do I wish it was 99p across all other retaillers as well as Amazon?  Yes.  Yes I do.  But!  Given that the world is […]

Hey, want a novella?   How ’bout this novella?!  Whoooooo!     It’s a story about a woman called Harmony who, along with the rest of the world, uses medical nanites to protect her body […]

You know all those memes about how, during this pandemic, the way you prove you’ve taken responsibility for yourself is if you’ve taken up triathlon, learned to make souffle, started an international business and built […]

In a bit of lovely news, I’m really excited that Wes Ball is signed on to direct the film adaptation of the First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, with a screenplay by the excellent Melissa […]

Many years ago, the forces of nature who are Anne Perry and Jared Shurin created a prize called the Kitschies. You can read about it here. It is an award for speculative fiction (and what […]

Whooooo! New book! New book published new book! It’s in the UK, US and I think internationally available in English, with other languages coming. It’s also available in audio, read by the very excellent Peter […]

‘Tis nearly November 2019, which means…. The Pursuit of William Abbey will be out in all good bookshops – and ebook retailers – and as an audiobook – soon! November 14th, whooooo!   It’s the story […]

Birmingham! I’m coming to say hello on September 13th courtesy of the lovely Birmingham Science Fiction Group! It’d be lovely if you’re around; come knatter about geekery and books. For more information visit: http://www.birminghamsfgroup.org.uk/ Hope […]

This year I turned 33, which is a pleasing number and a good age to be. It marks nearly 19 years since I started writing books for a living, and 9 years since I left […]

One of my favourite magazines, Delayed Gratification, has a section called Butterfly Effect. In it, the implausible series of events leading from, say, a man tripping over a rabbit in 1779, is unfolded to its […]

New book! Whooooooo! I’m not very good at saying stuff about why my own books are cool and you should read ’em (I’ve spent a lot of the last year apologising for 84K being flippin’ […]

“Do you fancy a trip to….” began the representative of the British Council. “Ohohohohoh yes pick me!” “… now, hear me out, because it’s important you understand….” “PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME!” Maybe nuanced […]