daynote Daynote - Mon 9th Sep 2024 - A Signing in Brighton I was quite, quite unprepared for what it would look like when I saw all of the Goldsboro Crime Collective special editions in one place. It was an incredible honour to be selected as the launch title for this brand-new subscription book box, and an even greater honour to be
daynote Daynote - Sun 8th Sep 2024 Well, here's a rare daynote on a Sunday, for a couple of reasons! The biggest one is above, which is a review of my book in today's Sunday Times. The thing about press coverage is you quite often don't actually learn whether you'
daynote Daynote - Fri 6th Sep 2024 Last day of my day job today, then we're into Release Week Proper. Ahhh.
daynote Daynote - Thu 29th Aug 2024 - Two weeks! I'm astonished to note that there are TWO. WEEKS. LEFT.
daynote Daynote - Tue 27th Aug 2024 Hell of a day yesterday. Lots and lots of people got in touch to say how excited they were about the Goldsboro Crime Collective special edition, which was really lovely. And I got lots of writing done. ON DECK: I'm glad I started writing again yesterday, because it
daynote Daynote - Mon 26th Aug 2024 - Goldsboro Special Edition! Starting the week off on a massive high!
writing Edinburgh Bookshop Tour for 'A Reluctant Spy' Yesterday I spent most of the day visiting bookshops in Edinburgh to meet booksellers and hand out a few samplers of A RELUCTANT SPY. It was just a fantastic day.
short stories 'Best Practices for Safe Asteroid Handling' out now in Analog! I'm having a week off this week (both the day job and writing) and very much enjoying not being behind a computer monitor for 10+ hours a day, but I did want to mark that the September/October issue of Analog SF Magazine is now available, and my
daynote Daynote - Tue 6th Aug 2024 Worldcon Week continues and I'm totally procrastinating on packing.
daynote Daynote - Thu 1st Aug 2024 Hello August! Another nice day here, although a bit cloudier and muggier.
newsletter What I'm up to - July 2024 My first Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, first new story words this year, first anthology, book launch news, a blurb from an actual spy and more!
daynote Daynote - Wed 31st July 2024 Another good start to the day and another day of sunshine in Scotland.
daynote Daynote - Mon 29th July 2024 And back to writing this morning! My wife was away visiting family in the US for the last couple of weeks and I picked her up from the airport yesterday. It is so nice to have her back. I got into a bad habit, without anyone else in the house,