Jeremy Szal's Blog

I’ve never done an author event in the United States before. Next week, that changes! I’ll be joining this group of mega talented folk at Barnes and Nobles (Ryan Cahill, Shauna Lawless, MJ Kuhn, Zack Argyle and others) to sign books and talk with readers and possibly drink copious amounts of beer. If you can’t... Continue Reading →

So, for the first time, I’m giving away my novella “Scream in Blue” for free on Amazon for the next five days. Which means it is about as cheap as it’s ever gonna be. So if you like morally-grey heroes, gothic-cyberpunk and alien drugs (who doesn’t?), you can get it for….pretty much nothing! The novella... Continue Reading →

Hey everyone. It’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these so I thought I’d just provide a mid-year update. I’ve been thinking a lot about my career and my brand as an author. I’ve published. 40 short stories over 10 years across all genres of speculative fiction. But I’m mostly known as... Continue Reading →

It wasn't the worst of years. Or the best of years.

The day has come. BROKEN STARS, my debut short story collection and my first real self-publishing endeavour is now live in the wild! In this collection. you’ll find bounty hunters and warriors, killers and kings. Good people doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, and bad people who desperately want to be better. Human... Continue Reading →

The contract has been signed, so I’m pleased to say that my short story “A Love Like Bruises” (which appears in my upcoming collection) will be translated into Chinese and published by the awesome Science Fiction World. This marks my 5th story with them.When they invited me to Chengdu for Worldcon last year, I was... Continue Reading →

Remember when I told you that you’d be getting something from me soon? Well . . . surprise! “Broken Stars combines previously published short stories and novelettes with new and exciting tales, ranging from space opera to military SF to science-fantasy and everything in-between. Tales of broken heroes fighting for hope in dark worlds, full... Continue Reading →

The much-anticipated fandom event known as WorldCon Glasgow is starting this week, and I’m delighted to be attending it. I haven’t been to Europe since pre-COVID times, and Glasgow Worldcon will be my first European convention ever as a published novelist. So I’m very much looking forward to meeting readers, doing panels, and seeing people... Continue Reading →

Like many people in publishing, early August will see me attending WorldCon in Glasgow, Scotland. It’ll be my first event in Europe ever with books out, so I’m really looking forward to that. I’ve had a lot of readers tell me how stoked they are to meet me and buy me an alcoholic beverage, so... Continue Reading →

The good people over at Shepherd’s – a fantastic book blog dedicated to building up authors and supplying readers with good material to read – got in touch and asked me to do a little book post for them. More specifically, a post listing five of my favourite books, all connected by a linking topic... Continue Reading →