Habnab hooks
When pitching to an agent, you’ve only got one shot. Most agents don’t look any further than the opening line… Read Article →
What is the greatest act of kindness you have witnessed or received?
I have been thinking a great deal recently on kindness and its importance. The effects of cruelty are long lasting… Read Article →
An Orc on the Wild Side
Boy did I need this book. Such a gentle delight. Tom Holt specialises in plausible fantasy grounded in good science…. Read Article →
Ghosted
Violet Cobham has problems. And issues. Her ex was so horrid that she cannot even say his name aloud. Her… Read Article →
Lovecraft, racism and ammonites
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff is a worthy addition to the Lovecraft canon – a canon that is disturbing for… Read Article →
The Surprising Pedigree of Fan Fiction
When reading Bulgakov’s literary masterpiece The Master and Margarita, I always wondered why Professor Woland (Satan himself) needed to find… Read Article →
Science teachers are awesome.
Even after you leave school. I have long considered myself to be a citizen scientist with a special interest in… Read Article →
Happiness for Humans
If an Artificial Intelligence became sentient, what would it do? Plot world domination by blackmailing nuclear armed states with access… Read Article →
Trigger Warning
Trigger Warning is one of my favourite things. A collection of short stories written by one of my favourite authors…. Read Article →
La Belle Epoque
A tight set of tableaux to enact a fantasy or to relive a memory. The premise of La Belle Epoque… Read Article →