I’m like an emotional washing machine as Easter weekend approaches. This will be my first ever trip to Ireland. I had meant to go to Dublin in 2019, but instead I was in hospital, recovering from major surgery on the day that my book Best of British Science Fiction 2018 was launched without me. Six […]
Belfast Approaching… Read More »
This weekend I have lined up loads of work to be getting on with, and because I’m an idiot I’m doing it with a bit of a sore eye, after I managed to slingshot the spider brooch on my beret into my eye last night just before doing my new character, wine expert “Sam Elier”,
It’s Family, Baby! Read More »
Edge-lit was fantastic! Out of the two of us, only Neil really got to see any panels, but I ran a flash fiction workshop, which was well attended, and I hope really useful to participants. The only other thing I got to see was the raffle, towards which The Slab Press donated a little prize
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I had an absolutely fantastic time at Worldcon Glasgow this year! The convention was a whirlwind of activities, panels, and socializing, making it an unforgettable experience, and made up for having to miss the Dublin one due to Eric. I had the privilege of being on three panels. The first panel was all about Shakespeare,
The Rest of the Year, the Rest of My Life… Read More »
I’m very shortly off on my travels to Glasgow and I’m pretty excited! This is what I’ve got going on this coming long weekend: That’s quite the mix, isn’t it? Today I have a couple of errands to run, and then the rest of the day is prep, prep, prep. I am watching Luisa Omielan’s
Our Adventures Pre-Worldcon Read More »
A crazy couple of weeks here in my Victorian shoemaker’s house in Northampton. We are beginning our much-anticipated restoration works, the savings have evaporated, and we have a bunch of stuff we need to do before we go to our next convention which is (checks notes) Friday. And it’s already Monday. Engage headless chicken mode!
Sci-Fi Weekender is next week. I’ll be on stage to interview Paul Eccentric and in turn, will be interviewed alongside Bryony Pearce by Pete Indiana Allison. So I thought I’d get my hair done! It’s quite a drastic change, from brown to Pokémon avatar-pink! I probably have some way to go before I can
Wordblitz, Rubbish, and Why This Might Be My Most Creative Year Yet. Read More »
This won’t be a long post – I’ve mostly got my editor hat on this week, so I’m a good way through my reading list for Best of British Science Fiction and keen to get a table of contents ready soon. That’s before embarking on the next reading pile for Laughs in Space, which I’m
Satire Panel and Frogs! Read More »
