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On holiday for the first time in ages, hoping to f

On holiday for the first time in ages, hoping to find some inspiration and quiet time for writing. Cardiff is a great city! Scenic, good size, really friendly people and nice vibe. As a previous fan of Dr Who and Torchwood, I had to come and see the Millennium Centre!

Love the artwork in Far Cry New Dawn

Love the artwork in Far Cry New Dawn

New writing buddy. As some of you might know, I do

New writing buddy. As some of you might know, I do have a problem with buying keyboards and have had to promise my partner that I'm going to get rid of one of the others to make room for this beauty. The key travel is just like a laptop keyboard, which I really like - and it's got intelligent backlighting that activates when your fingers get close to the keys. The biggest bonus is that along with my mouse, it can switch device profiles, so I don't have to unplug it when I switch between work and writing!

Non-book post, but how lovely is this little guy f

Non-book post, but how lovely is this little guy from @studioarhoj? My new writing desk buddy!

Look at this gorgeous monstrosity!

Look at this gorgeous monstrosity!

More bookmarks for Small Places! The very fine wor

More bookmarks for Small Places! The very fine work of @charlotteamyregan

The ARCs arrived! They came far, far quicker than

The ARCs arrived! They came far, far quicker than I'd expected, despite the raggedy box. I've started to send a few out, but there's plenty left - and there's a little bit of swag here and there to go with them too 😊

Thrilled that my next book, an urban fantasy title

Thrilled that my next book, an urban fantasy title called Small Places, will be out on August 3rd. It's an unlikely collaboration between a young London market researcher, Jamie, and an ancient witch, Melusine, as they work to uncover the source of freak storms and earthquakes in rural England. Read more on my website, and there will be merch, a book tour and more to come! #sff #urbanfantasy #bookstagram

Taking a break from it all and walking in the Engl

Taking a break from it all and walking in the English countryside.

Finally tracked down a matching paperback set of t

Finally tracked down a matching paperback set of the Naamah trilogy by Jacqueline Carey. I'd previously only had them on kindle after reading some mixed reviews - I really enjoyed them, but it was hard to find a reasonably-priced version of the third one in the UK format. Looking forward to a re-read at some stage!

Tbt Harry Potter World! We're very lucky that we g

Tbt Harry Potter World! We're very lucky that we got in when we did - our area and the area around Warner Bros studio is now in tier four covid lockdown. It's two weeks since we went (so we also didn't pick it up there!) and we had an amazing time. We've been rewatching all of the films over the Christmas period and I really want to re-read the books - but it'll have to wait until after my big Sanderson re-read.

Guess where I am?

Guess where I am?

Little writing / editing getaway to Brighton – gre

Little writing / editing getaway to Brighton - great to have a change of scenery! Small Places is getting there...

Break out the retro! My copy of Ready Player 2 jus

Break out the retro! My copy of Ready Player 2 just arrived, so I've dug out the most retro thing I could find - an original Sony Walkman cassette player. Still in working condition (and I even have a tape somewhere of the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack). Looking forward to this one! #readyplayertwo #retro #ernestcline #amreading

Not quite a book – a book of five EDM CDs from las

Not quite a book - a book of five EDM CDs from last year's Tomorrowland. I'm a big trance fan, and I love the format of this set - it's gorgeous!

Late to the party, but mine also just arrived! 😊

Finally got myself a copy. Love this one! (and it'

Finally got myself a copy. Love this one! (and it's much bigger than I expected).

Holiday finds! A friend recommended the GoT Lagavu

Holiday finds! A friend recommended the GoT Lagavulin to me a while back, but there wasn't much of it made. Luckily, I spotted some on sale in the Dalwhinnie distillery in the Highlands. It seems incredibly appropriate to enjoy some with one of my old favourites, Jack the Bodiless by Julian May, where there's also a getaway to a log cabin involved!

An unusual, non-book-related post. I'm on holiday

An unusual, non-book-related post. I'm on holiday for a week and definitely need it. Already, a few new ideas are popping into my head, but I'm also just going to be putting my feet up for a while!

It's been a while since I've posted, and I wanted

It's been a while since I've posted, and I wanted to do a Clive Barker admiration post - how lovely is this artwork from the weird and wonderful Abarat? I struggled to find a shot that I really liked (more of that in stories!) but it's a shame that he's best known for Hellraiser - his fantasy is very good!

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