The first #vss365 anthology has been an incredible success and this is a message of thanks to you.
VSS365 Anthology One: Update
#VSS365 Anthology
Want to know more about the history of #vss365 ? Click here to find out more. Why have an anthology? As the original creator of #vss365, many people have proposed an anthology to me over the last few years. Why? In short, because it's something to celebrate. Many people have found a supportive, encouraging and …
Countdown deal, NaNo progress and FlashFeeD ranks
Greetings to you on this fine day. Book discount To celebrate progress on my next novel, I've made Metropolitan Dreams available on a countdown deal. It starts at a heavily discounted rate then the discount is not as generous towards the end date. It's had some rather splendid reviews, so I'd love it if you …
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VS365 One year on
FlashDogs Update 5h September 2017 will see the anniversary of VSS365. What is VSS365? A daily prompt (sometimes more than one) is posted each day on Twitter from the @flashdogs account. This for anyone that wants to write a tweet-sized story based on the prompt. Generally, this is just a word, but sometimes it is …
Review: And was Jerusalem builded here, among these dark Satanic Mills?
Jerusalem is novel by Alan Moore. I am aware of his work. He is responsible for some seminal graphic novels (Watchmen, V for Vendetta etc). I haven’t read any of them, so I went into this with nothing more than a very interesting blurb which seemed to have some similar themes to my debut novel, …
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Voting open
Dearest reader, My first novel, Metropolitan Dreams, is live on Kindle Scout. https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/291VJ4R4SYSK8 You can vote for free on the link above. If I am successful then you get a free ebook sent to you before it launches. I'm very grateful for any votes or support you can provide. If I'm selected, it will make …
Spotlight: Flash Dogs–The Return! | Flash! Friday (Previous article)
Spotlight: Flash Dogs–The Return! We had the privilege of interviewing the FlashDogs back at the beginning of 2015 with the launch of their first anthology. When I saw they’d survived that inaugural attempt, I was impressed. But when rumors (oops, sorry guys, rumours) began circulating of a second anthology? Er, make that a two-part anthology?! Madness. And since we …
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FlashDogs. FlashDogs. FlashDogs.
The last year of my life has been slightly dreamlike. I am not being over the top when I say that Flash Fiction has changed my life. It has helped me to focus on positive, creative and community projects when I was suffering deeply from grief. There are so many people that helped me with this …
