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Posts tagged 'Split Worlds'

A dialogue with a demon

Monday, November 14th, 2011

I had a bit of a wobble last week. By wobble I mean a visit from my old friend the anxiety demon. He brought some friends and they had a loud party in my head. It was most unpleasant. Unsurprising though. Whilst I was launching the Split Worlds project I was also writing the first [...]

How I wrote over 95,800 words in 34 days

Monday, November 7th, 2011

I almost deleted that title. I’m worried it sounds kind of sleazy, like a lead in to some sales pitch for a book that will teach you how to do the same thing too. It’s not. For one thing, I’m just going to tell you how I did it, without any kind of implication that [...]

Tales From the Split Worlds: The Good Client

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

This is the first in a year and a day of weekly short stories set in The Split Worlds. If you would prefer me to read it to you, you can find the audio version here. The Good Client The client arrived on time in her usual timid manner. “Hello Doctor Tate,” Meryl said. The [...]

Unveiling the big project!

Monday, October 31st, 2011

So, today’s the day I let you all know what I’ve been squirreling away at over the past few months. First I told you about securing an investor to be able to write full time (which is proving to be even better than I thought it would be) and then I told you about the [...]

Flash Fiction From The Split Worlds: Mickey’s Marvellous Magical Marbles

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

This tale from the Split Worlds follows on from A Fair Exchange. — Mickey’s fingers twitched over the open pouch. The cherry red Ferrari gleamed in the afternoon sunshine. With only ten marbles, he had to choose wisely. He picked one out, feeling its weight in the palm of his sweaty hand. He rolled the [...]