Writing life

Four eventful months, two memorable fantasy reads, some wonderful Irish music and progress on Where the Kraken Waits.

When I told Joe Abercrombie I was writing a book, his reply was simple: “Excellent. Keep going.” I have returned to those words more often than he could possibly know.

In this January 2023 update, I wrote about beginning a collaborative fantasy adventure: two writers, two central characters and plenty of ideas still to argue over.

Book five began at the 7am Writing Club with 1,333 words. By the following day, I had already changed its direction. Apparently that is how I work.

I shared some of the lessons I’ve learned from writing and publishing my fiction in a guest article for Whispering Stories. You can read the full piece on their website.

I wrote a guest article for ReadersMagnet about writing a fantasy series. You can read it on their website using the link below.

Meeting Sarah Pinborough at the Dublin Ghost Story Festival in 2016 led me towards a podcast, a book and a change in my own writing life. Here are three reasons I’m grateful.