Category Archives: Pimping/Promoting!

King Death by Paul Finch

So as part of my quest to get through the TBR pile threatening to tumble from my bedside table and crush me in my sleep, I’m trying to read a short story or a novel chapter religiously before
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Pack your black: Darkness Downunder Horror and Dark Fantasy Writing Panel

And so on 11 August I get to appear on a panel with two of my fave writers and dearest friends at Logan North Library as part of the Logan Sci-Fi and Fantasy Month. Huzzah! Details below:

Where: Logan North
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Peek of sneak

Here is a sneak peek at the cover for Midnight and Moonshine, by the very talented and patient Kathleen Jennings (that’s the cover, not the book, which is by us, Lisa and I). More soon!

In the
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Enter, Ishtar

One of the really delightful things about attending cons is that sometimes you get to go to book launches for books you really like, written by people you not only like, but also admire as writers.

So
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Manuscript Development Opportunity

Thanks, Daily Otter

The Queensland Writers Centre and Hachette Australia are once again running the manuscript development program – huzzah!

Go here for details.

And be nice to the nice people running the program.

Home and Huzzah

We’re home after a five week trip and this blog has been sorely neglected. A contrite series of catch-ups will be posted. Tomorrow, though, I must set aside my jetlag and related tendency to walk into
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In which North Yorkshire refuses to feed us

And so, after arriving at an expensive B&B which was not prepared for us (more of that tomorrow), we set off at 6.00 to try and find dinner. We do not smell bad, we look normal’ish and we have money.

The Italian restaurant in a nearby village, which had 8 free and empty tables, could not possibly fit us in until
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A plug for the Appletree

We had the absolute pleasure of staying at the Appletree B & B in Tavistock, Devon for two days.

Cannot say enough nice things about this place – the room was lovely, the decor of the whole place is gorgeous, the breakfasts were fantastic and our host, Andy, opened the door wearing a Star Wars t-shirt.

What more could you want????

Go there!! 

http://www.appletreebandb.com/

Over at This is Horror: Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Over at This is Horror, my flash fear piece has gone up, complete with awesome illustration by the excellent Nick Gucker. Soooo creepy.

Go here for “Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean”.

The story isn’t my
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Cate Gardner at This is Horror

Awesome Flash Fear by Cate is here.

The car stopped outside the caravan they’d stayed in when Sean went missing. Keith caught his breath and waited for the shake in his muscles to cease. His
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