I was looking at all my recent publications and realised what a big Holmesian year I’m having! Of course I’ve written tons of Holmes fanfic and short stories, and this year I’ve played around with some self-publishing of small Holmes tales, to learn that process – so all up I’ve had FOUR Holmesian books come…
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Review: They Watch from Below by Katya de Becerra
Katya de Becerra does a fine line in YA horror, her novels full of young people haunted by sinister events. So often they are grappling with what should be the ordinary trials of family, growing up and finding their place, but these are inevitably intertwined with the weight of secrets, family history and arcane forces….
Read morePre-Order: A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince (Richard III fiction!)
A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince is a collection of short stories with a single aim: to restore the reputation good King Richard enjoyed during his lifetime. Yes, if you haven’t realised by now, I’m a Ricardian, and I’ve written several short stories inspired by this maligned king as well as Shakespeare’s very entertaining (but historically…
Read moreNow in paperback: The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories
I’m so pleased to announced that I wrangled the intricacies of publishing a paperback throught Draft2Digital and can now offer The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories – a collection of short Holmes/Watson stories set after the end of The Adventure of The Colonial Boy – as a hard copy book! It’s a slender but quite…
Read moreAward Nomination: This Fresh Hell
I am absolutely delighted to see that This Fresh Hell has been nominated for a Ditmar Award under the Best Collection category! Congratulations to my fellow editor Katya de Becerra and to all the writers – A.J. Vrana, Annie McCann, C. Vonzale Lewis, Candace Robinson, Chuck McKenzie, Claire L. Smith, Claire Low, Clare E. Rhoden,…
Read moreNew Sherlock Holmes Anthology: When the Rose Speaks Its Name
I’m so please to announce the publication of When the Rose Speaks Its Name, a new queer-themed Sherlock Holmes anthology that is raising funds for ar-risk LGBTQ youth in the UK, via akt. Contributing authors include the splendid Atlin Merrick as well as EC Boss, Linda M. Crate, Anna Graham Doe, Larc Enciel, Alexandra Fox,…
Read moreNew song: Bite Me
Among my many projects, I’ve been slowly turning songs that appear in my books into… actual music! The tenth song from this project has just been released: Bite Me, from the Duo Ex Machina novella #4, Kiss and Cry. The Duo Ex Machina crime/queer romance novellas feature Milo Bertolone and his boyfriend/music partner, Frank Capriano….
Read moreNew pre-order: The Haunting of Baker Street
I’m excited to announce a new tiny ebook of 221B ficlet stories – The Haunting of Baker Street! These wee fics were first published at my Patreon, and together they form the whole story of how Sherlock Holmes and John Watson come to haunt Baker Street and how, in the 21st century, two new tenants…
Read moreSilver Falchion Top Pick – Murder You Wrote
The fine people of the Killer Nashville conference in Tennessee have named Murder You Wrote: An Interactive Mystery, edited by Dr L.J.M. Owen, in its 2024 Silver Falchion Award Top Anthology Picks. This book was launched last year at the Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival. The new and established writers who contributed to it…
Read moreExciting news: a film option for The Opposite of Life
I’ve been sitting on this news for a little while, but am finally allowed to share it! The MOVIE RIGHTS for my Melbourne vampire novel The Opposite of Life have been optioned by Capricorn Pictures. The Opposite of Life is the first in my “Vampires of Melbourne” trilogy; followed by Walking Shadows… and the forthcoming…
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