Tag: Fiction

Snippet time!

I know, content has been a little thin on the ground. While The Hunter's Boy waits (impatiently) for a redrafting, I have been writing away at a little something else: A Glamour of Gold is my latest YA Fantasy project. As I will be dropping in and out of #FantasyIndiesNovember over on twitter, I will … Continue reading Snippet time! →

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Introducing: Handsome Tyb

He cut through an alley between two equally loud taverns to avoid the crowds, and almost immediately tripped over something small and very dirty. Its matted fur was covered in mud and more besides. But rather than yowl as a disgruntled cat might, the creature gave a feeble mew and remained where it had been, … Continue reading Introducing: Handsome Tyb →

About my upcoming novel

I have been, and still am, like a dragon hoarding its gold when it comes to this work. I planned to post excerpts etc on my blog. But for a week now, I haven't been able to bring myself to do this. This is, I think, because of how precious this project is to me. … Continue reading About my upcoming novel →

From My Upcoming Novel, ‘The Hunter’s Boy’

The fortress had been erected among the ruins, an ugly wooden structure reinforced with cold iron to guard against the natives. From people like me, Arren thought as she neared the gates. She could have burnt it down to the ground from this distance, cold iron or not. It didn’t work long range. She had … Continue reading From My Upcoming Novel, ‘The Hunter’s Boy’ →

The Forsaken Ones: Prologue Continued

Nathaniel tapped the table irritably and checked his watch between intermittent sighs. The boss was always fashionably late to meetings. It gave the appearance of having something better to do. With new acquaintances he liked to make more of an entrance, but Nathaniel wasn’t some desperate warlock bartering for knowledge or riches or love. Nathaniel … Continue reading The Forsaken Ones: Prologue Continued →

The Forsaken Ones, 6 years on

I began writing this novel when I was 16, finished it at 17, and then proceeded to wait until my first year at university to say, 'to heck with it' and publish it via amazon. Talking about it now is difficult. Sometimes I clam up, become red faced, and profess myself to be thoroughly embarrassed … Continue reading The Forsaken Ones, 6 years on →