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Category Archives: Short stories
Best Wishes and Sol 2781
As a science fiction writer, 2020 has felt increasingly like I’m living in a dystopian novel. I know that many of you won’t be spending today how you planned. Wherever you are, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, my very … Continue reading →
Posted in Future plans, New Releases, News, Portal Future, Short stories
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Updated Christmas Plan
I’ve already posted a warning that Adversary (Hive Mind 5) is running horrendously late, and said that I’d be trying to release Sol 2781, a short story set in the Portal Future, for Christmas. Regular readers will know that I … Continue reading →
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Ebook Release of Earth Prime (The Earth Girl Aftermath Stories 1)
Earth Prime (The Earth Girl Aftermath Stories 1) is available now in ebook. Earth Prime is the first in what is planned to be two collections of stories set in the Portal Future after the Earth Girl trilogy. This collection … Continue reading →
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A Guest Blog Post at Defying Doomsday
There’s a guest blog post from me over at Defying Doomsday, talking about how I first started writing, and how pleased I am to have a short story in both the Defying Doomsday and Rebuilding Tomorrow anthologies.
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Defying Doomsday and Rebuilding Tomorrow
Back in 2016, Twelfth Planet Press published the Defying Doomsday anthology, which includes my very own doomsday story, “I Will Remember You”. If you haven’t read Defying Doomsday yet, it’s currently only £2.70/$3.99. This is an anthology of apocalypse fiction … Continue reading →
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More news on Earth Prime
Earth Prime was planned to be a collection of scenes and stories set after Earth Flight, told from the viewpoints of various characters in the Earth Girl trilogy and revealing a few things that Jarra didn’t know. As always, I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Earth Girl News, New Publications, News, Short stories
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The Serial Story is Finally Complete!
Unbelievably, the never-ending serial story is finally complete. It was a rather a risk posting parts as soon as they were written, especially when I had absolutely no idea where the story was going except for the last couple of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Extras, Free stories, News, Short stories
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I bet you saw this coming.
I’ve had some wonderful messages from people saying that the serial has been cheering them up in a grim situation. I’ve therefore decided to allow Jarra to take her time winding up the story. That means part 18 has been … Continue reading →
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Guess What Happened!
She did it again. There really isn’t much I can say except that I am a broken wreck of an author, trampled underfoot by the relentless willpower of one of my own characters. Part 17 of the serial has been … Continue reading →
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Well that didn’t go according to plan
I was really confident that the serial novella was going to end this week with part 16, but Jarra is reluctant to leave the stage. There was a long argument, which I lost, so the novella will actually end next … Continue reading →
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