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Archive for January, 2011
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SFF Song of the Week: Jim Burns
Posted on January 27, 2011 | No CommentsThis week’s SFF Song of the Week is from an SF legend…the wonderful painter-of-the-fantastical Jim Burns. I’m aiming to do a wee retrospective of Jim’s covers in a little while.... -
Sharrock in Love
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 1 CommentI’m currently revising the proofs of my new novel Hell Ship, featuring among others the character of Sharrock, who also appears in a story in Further Conflicts (see below.) I... -
Book Covers
Posted on January 22, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve just been reading an interesting post on the Guardian Book Blog about book covers. I don’t agree with everything the bloggers says – I love pulpy covers! – though... -
Further Conflicts
Posted on January 22, 2011 | No CommentsI’m delighted to say I’ve just had a short story accepted for the above volume, published by Newcon Press and edited by Ian Whates (author and founder of the Newcon... -
This Week on Debatable Spaces
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No CommentsHIGHLY RECOMMENDED RADIO DRAMA: Haunted by Sally Griffiths, 2.15pm Radio 4, and then on iPlayer. An eerie, thought-provoking drama from film and television writer Sally Griffiiths. I’ve script edited many... -
Sharrock and the Ghost of Pethgore
Posted on January 17, 2011 | 1 CommentThis is the first in which I hope will be a series of short stories and flash fiction pieces featuring characters and ideas to be found in Hell Ship. These... -
More Misfits
Posted on January 15, 2011 | No CommentsIf you missed it, the best thing on telly last year was Misfits on E4. A superhero show; a comedy; a dark drama – it had it all. Ace script... -
The Debatable Space Universe
Posted on January 13, 2011 | No CommentsDebatable Space, my first science fiction novel, is part of a triptych of books all set in the same Universe with similar themes, and comparable lunatic story twists. This is... -
SFF Song of the Week: Chris Beckett
Posted on January 12, 2011 | No CommentsThe SFF Song of the Week slot has taken a brief hiatus to allow me to, ah, savour Christmas, then have a delightful holiday in Marrakesh. But it’s back! Today!... -
Monsters
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsI caught a blog on Jeff Somers’ site a while back, extolling the marvellousness of a micro-budget SF movie called MONSTERS. And I finally managed to catch up with it...