3 WEEKS IN THE LIFE OF A NEW BOOK A few listeners to the podcast have asked me for an update on how my new novel, The Ice House, has been selling. I thought it might be useful to break it down so you can see one example of what it’s like being an author … Read more

10 CHATS WITH AMAZING FANTASY AUTHORS Since my new Fantasy novel The Ice House is coming out (yes, this is a link to where you can buy it), I thought I’d share some of my favourite chats with Fantasy authors who’ve come on my podcast for writers, Death Of 1000 Cuts. I’ve always felt a … Read more

Last Sunday, CNN published an opinion piece about Chuck Ross, ‘the man who turned rejection into a career’. Back in the 70s, a young Ross, frustrated that his mystery novel had failed to find a publisher, retyped National Book Award-winning novel Steps by Jerzy Kosinski, then submitted it to 14 publishers and 13 agents, taking … Read more