The Power – a dystopian classic in the making
Around this time last year, I was lucky enough to attend a Society of Authors talk given by the novelist Naomi Alderman. Several of her
May 4, 2023
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Around this time last year, I was lucky enough to attend a Society of Authors talk given by the novelist Naomi Alderman. Several of her
When the TV series Dr Who first screened in the early 1960s, the props departments didn’t have the tools to make convincing monsters. This Dalek
It is almost three years since I took my first tentative steps to becoming a published author of near-future fiction. I’m still learning a lot.
October has already delivered another fun first in my author career. A local book club had read Rockstar Ending, the first novel in my dystopian
Ever since I first heard David Bowie’s 1969 album Space Oddity, I have been haunted by Major Tom’s last words in the title track: ‘Tell
On Saturday I was privileged to attend the premiere of a new TV documentary about the life of television and film pioneer Gerry Anderson. He
If you think an author’s life is all about being stuck in front of a screen, alone, you’re wrong. This month I went to the
It means a lot to me that I made it into the local newspaper in Southport, the town in the north west of England where
Appearing on numerous BBC radio stations over the past month seemed the most pandemic-friendly way to get the word out about the launch of Rockaway, the second book
What is your go-to source for news and information? The mainstream media is subject to criticism, some of it justified. However, highly trained investigative reporters
I’ve subliminally programmed myself to buy nail polish in colours that match the Rockaway book cover. I didn’t realise until they arrived. This reminded me
The third book in my dystopian the Rockstar Ending series, Rockaway is published at last! Huge thanks are due to the friends who have kept
Sometimes I think I only wrote the Rockstar Ending series as an excuse to commission cover illustrations from Tim Doyle. I had been a fan
I’m not sure which looks more scary – me or my book covers! My local council organized a book fair for authors at the weekend. The
Here’s a thought-provoking present for the reader in your life. Highly original, macabre and very funny – Richard Blair Speculative fiction at its best, thrilling
It was great fun to be invited to speak to students at Durham University about the progress I’ve made over the past few years in
Do you think they might ban me? I just celebrated seeing the cover design for ‘Rockaway’, the third novel in my chillingly plausible dystopian series,
I thought someone had stolen one of my fictional ideas! But then I realised I was reading a news story about facial scanning being used
I am ecstatic to announce that Free@Last TV, the production company behind ‘Agatha Raisin’, has optioned my ‘Rockstar Ending’ novels for a television series. It
It was great fun to record my first author audio interview with friendly local podcasters Sarah Sharman and Daniel Confino a few weeks ago. Homespun
Even though I have been a published author for almost 18 months now, opening that box of paperbacks with my name on the cover is
Where a maze of derelict warehouses and old cranes once testified to Britain’s decline, glass skyscrapers teeming with traders now dominate London’s docks, a metaphor
Everyone wanted to talk about the drones. It was the last thing I had expected. Four years ago, I did some research on the Nepal Earthquake of
What does success look like for you? I hit another milestone this week when a local bookshop decided to put my debut novel in their
For a while now, I’ve been thinking about creating audiobooks of the Rockstar Ending series. As I love listening to books read by their author, I wanted to give
You may have seen this David Bowie interview before. I’ve been drawn to it again and again. It’s been on my mind this week as 10th January
THANK YOU for making my 2020 momentous – in a nice way! 🤩📖 🙏 Two years ago, I was working in a demanding corporate job, harbouring
I have just put a couple of books from this legendary author on my Christmas list. I was completely absorbed by her children’s Earthsea trilogy
It was a privilege for Rockstar Ending to be included in a SciFiMonth special feature by the prolific and generous-spirited speculative fiction book blogger Books,
The Fortean Times, legendary UK-based monthly magazine dedicated to all things weird, has reviewed Rockstar Ending in their ‘speculative and fantastic fiction’ section. Britain’s youth have
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