So I've started work on the new novel, DEAD BAD THINGS. It's an interesting process, mainly because it's the first time I've written a sequel. The story keeps growing bigger and bigger inside my head, with characters intersecting and revealing aspects of themselves whenever I turn my back on them.
Like I said: interesting.
In other news, I have a stand-alone novelette called THE HARM: A POLYPTYCH due from TTA Press hopefully in time for World Horror 2010 in Brighton this March. This one's dark. Very dark. The story tackles the subjects of violence and abuse and how the pain caused by some crimes never goes away, but acts like psychological ripples on a pond...
This will be a slim A format paperback, signed and modestly priced. It's a slightly experimental story and one I'm very proud of. I'm delighted it's going to find an audience.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Endings and Beginnings
It's been a quiet week. Mostly.
I've been beavering away at the edits for THE END, finishing off a commissioned story and working on a potential three-novel pitch called THE CONCRETE GROVE; sort of clearing the decks before launching headlong into DEAD BAD THINGS, the second book for Angry Robot.
Working on the pitch got me thinking about my direction as a writer. I've certainly become an accidental novelist of late: the longer format appeals to me in so many ways. I've also got a lot of stories I want to tell, and all of them seem to be demanding a novel-length platform. Situations, characters, histories...they're all crowding my head and yelling to be heard.
So, hopefully these novels will all see the light of day over the next few years, and I can build something of worth. If not, I'll have a fucking good time trying.
I've been beavering away at the edits for THE END, finishing off a commissioned story and working on a potential three-novel pitch called THE CONCRETE GROVE; sort of clearing the decks before launching headlong into DEAD BAD THINGS, the second book for Angry Robot.
Working on the pitch got me thinking about my direction as a writer. I've certainly become an accidental novelist of late: the longer format appeals to me in so many ways. I've also got a lot of stories I want to tell, and all of them seem to be demanding a novel-length platform. Situations, characters, histories...they're all crowding my head and yelling to be heard.
So, hopefully these novels will all see the light of day over the next few years, and I can build something of worth. If not, I'll have a fucking good time trying.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
A Cock
Just because it's Friday, and I'm in a weird Friday kind of mood, I thought I might post a picture of a cock.And much hilarity ensued.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Who is Thomas Usher?
His name is Thomas Usher. A normal man. An average guy. Until he is involved in a tragic accident and his wife and daughter are killed…
After that, things begin to change. Usher is no longer normal. Or average. Now he can see the dead, and the dead can see him. They seek him out to help them. The lost. The Lonely. The departed. They never speak to him; they only ever demand his attention.
The ghosts are drawn to Usher, and he is compelled to help them in the hope that he might once again see his family. But sometimes, just sometimes, it isn’t enough and even his best efforts make things worse. Much worse.
His name is Thomas Usher.
He is an usher for the dead.
It’s who he is.
It’s what he does.
After that, things begin to change. Usher is no longer normal. Or average. Now he can see the dead, and the dead can see him. They seek him out to help them. The lost. The Lonely. The departed. They never speak to him; they only ever demand his attention.
The ghosts are drawn to Usher, and he is compelled to help them in the hope that he might once again see his family. But sometimes, just sometimes, it isn’t enough and even his best efforts make things worse. Much worse.
His name is Thomas Usher.
He is an usher for the dead.
It’s who he is.
It’s what he does.
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PRETTY LITTLE DEAD THINGS
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Coming in July 2010 from Angry Robot/HarperCollins
Just in are some wonderful blurbs from two of my writing heroes: Angry Robot
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
At Last, That Big Annoucement...
I'm delighted to finally be able to announce that Angry Robot/HarperCollins will publish my next two books, Pretty Little Dead Things and the sequel Dead Bad Things.
More details here: Angry Robot
Now the really hard work begins.
More details here: Angry Robot
Now the really hard work begins.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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