the s-word and Ian McEwan

I’m supposed to start editing the first draft of my new YA novel today, therefore I’m writing this unnecessary post in reaction to an article in the Guardian’s Culture section this past week. Freelance columnist Sarah Ditum askswhy are authors still...

the power of one little review

My wrists and eyes are burning as I wrap up this final-ish edit of my novella The Humid, so I took a short break to see how my short story, The Masq, is doing on Amazon. Not great. Not even good, actually. But I’m neither surprised nor disappointed. It’s a...

i’m an amazon best seller

With the publication of my first story, The Masq, my meteoric rise to the top has been nothing if not educational. Well, maybe that’s all it’s been. Bestseller lists have received their fair share of criticism, and I’ve now seen firsthand how these...

pseudonym conundrum

Perhaps conundrum is an overstatement. Especially given I know which way I’m leaning. It’s also not a pressing concern, considering I’m only done the first draft. And I might rewrite the entire thing in first person. (At least it’s only 75k...