The Knight’s Daughter: Story Background

I’ve talked about The Knight’s Daughter a number of times and the particular stand out time is part of an interview on Hannah’s Book Shelf, which you can listen to here: [External Link]

(If you don’t want to sit through 2 hours of music and me talking, you need to skip to about 1 hour in.)

However, if you want a written rundown of what I was aiming for, carry on … Continue reading

Let’s Stay Together: Story Background

Let’s Stay Together has been out for some time but I was lax and forgot to write anything about it. So here’s your reminder that it exists:

Publishing Details

Let’s Stay Together is a short story published by The Other Side Books [External Link] in their anthology, the First Christmas Book Of Ghosts. It initially came out in December 2015 (pre- The Other Side Books) but has been available from … Continue reading

Giveaway: The Complete Elkie Bernstein x 2

In my latest move, I discovered I had two complete sets of the Elkie trilogy so I’ve decided to do a giveaway. Well, technically, two as I shall give away one set on Facebook and one set on Twitter.

Here’s what your shiny prize looks like:

Ill-Gotten Gains to be won

I’m … Continue reading

Published: The Knight’s Daughter

The Other Side Books [External Link] published The Knight’s Daughter on Monday 26th March, 2018.

This novella is available in ebook format straight from the publisher (direct link here [External Link]) or from Amazon (direct link: [External Link]). It’s also available as a paperback from Amazon (direct link: [External Link]). Other Amazons are available but their website should do the magic of redirecting you to the right one for you.

For those of you kind enough to review work, as well as Amazon’s own reviews, there’s space on Goodreads here: [External Link]

Fantasy, novella

The opening paragraphs of the work at time of acceptance are readable here.

Cover Reveal: The Knight’s Daughter

Here’s a peak at the cover of the future The Knight’s Daughter e-book:

This is actually a photo I took many moons ago of the church at Acaster Malbis (just south of York), with some crafty work by editor Michael S Collins.

Anyway, we’re on track for this fantasy novella to see the light of day in the next week or two. Thank you to Michael S Collins of Other Side Books [External … Continue reading

Published: The Second Christmas Book Of Ghosts

The Second Christmas Book Of Ghosts, edited by Michael S Collins and published by the Other Side Books [External Link] became available on Thursday 14th December, 2017.

This anthology is available in ebook formats and direct from the publisher (follow the link above) or from Amazon. The Amazon.co.uk link is here: [External Link]. It’s also available as print-on-demand paperback from Amazon: [External Link]

Goodreads page here: [External Link]

All monies paid will go to Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland [External Link].

My offering is actually a reprint – The Girl From Yesterday, previously published by the Ranfurly Review, back in December 2007. There is a background post here.

Short story, horror