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Today, I’m taking part in Authors Against Bullying (#AuthorsAgainstBullying), having seen Mandy M. Roth talking about it on Twitter. The following post is about my experiences and how I got past them. The post may contain some triggerish things. Just to warn you. Many years later, when I described this to some friends at a [...]

This weekend is Octocon weekend! The full timetable is here. And general details here.  Liz Williams is GOH and a host of wonderful guests including C.E. Murphy, Celine Kiernan, Oisín McGann, Michael Carroll and me! This is what I’ll be up to: (busy busy busy) Saturday 11am Room 101 – putting away all those SFFH [...]

I’ve had a couple of tweets about this, and as I’ve bought a book I’m going to suggest you do too. Guys Lit Wire: Budget Cuts in DC Schools Mean We Step Up to Help Ballou SR High. They clearly have an awesome librarian, and awesome taste in books! *ahem* So go on, one book. [...]

I’m a little late writing this one up for a number of reasons, but they basically boil down to lots to do and no energy to do it with. Plus finishing my WiP, the Space Opera. Well, now that has gone off to my wonderful critters, I can’t put blogging off any more, can I? [...]

This afternoon I’m heading up to Belfast for the kick off of Titancon. Really looking forward to this one. Tonight, as part of Culture Night Belfast, a group of the visiting authors will be reading in McHugh’s Bar, including Ian MacDonald, Peadar Ó Guilín, Leigh Bardugo and myself amongst others. Tomorrow is a full day [...]

What a wonderful night. With photos to prove it… Having spent the two previous days getting apologies from those who couldn’t make it (with perfectly valid reasons of course), with a major concert on in Dublin, the Junior Cert exam results out that day, and traffic chaos, I was expecting no one to make it [...]

The countdown is on to the book launch. My brain has switched into its usual stress management mode – BAKE ALL THE THINGS! Venue: The Gutter Bookshop Date: Wednesday 12th September – 6.30pm until 8pm Free and Everyone welcome. Encouraged even. There will be cake. Just saying. The book will be launched by the wonderful [...]

So for the last two weeks we’ve been in the sunny Loire Valley in France, visiting Chateaux (only slightly for research purposes), a zoo, a Templar Commanderie (only slightly for research purposes). And stairs. So many stairs!!! So here is the by now photo heavy “what I did on my summer holidays” post. I’m splitting [...]

And what a wonderful day it has been so far. All the lovely wishes, the people saying hello and congrats, friends and strangers, and the photos people have been sending of the book appearing on their eReaders! I’m so happy that we’re here, and that Treachery (which was once just May Queen) is out in [...]

Oh my goodness – only one more day to go. How fabulous! It’s so exciting. Tomorrow is the Book Birthday! This week we’ve had: an interview with me at Xpresso Reads, a wonderful Dream Cast at Book Me! and a guestpost from me about some of the things that went into writing The Treachery of [...]