Welcome to the world of the rot. A post-apocalyptic London, fraught with danger… In case you’ve been hidden in a hole underground, slurping worms and filtering your tinkle water, my first book in a brand-new

A fresh, honest approach on conquering the thought-processes that come at nearly every step of the indie-author journey Having followed Joanna's podcast for a while now, I was long overdue reading one

2016 was a pretty cool year. But each New Year brings a new chance to improve. Here’s how I’m looking at 2017… I’ve never been much of a planner, or one to look ahead. Each New Year I’ll make some mental

Let’s just start this by accepting the fact that it is almost expected that every single man in the modern world owns a suit. It can almost be guaranteed that every ‘modern’ man within a 100-mile radius

I will preface this review by saying that I was given an advanced review copy of this book, but I am a long-term fan of Mr Hawbrook's work. When I started reading this story, I wasn't sure what to expect.

Happy Halloween, dear mortals! As a special Halloween treat from myself and the Hawk & Cleaver guys, we have released not one, but TWO super creepy stories from our hit podcast, 'The Other Stories'.

It’s almost that time of year. Writers cracking their fingers and stocking up on coffee granules, laptops charged, pencils sharpened, and a dream of a finished novel in their minds… That’s right… November

“I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” – Shannon Hale First drafts can be a lot of things. They can be magical,

Whether you’re a horror author, an accountant, a stay-at-home parent (yes, that’s a job too!), you may have noticed that Halloween is fast approaching. Now for most that might mean fancy-dress, themed

I’ve seen a lot of Zach Bohannon’s work posted around recently. As an indie horror author myself I guess it was only a matter of time before I stumbled across Zach’s work. So behold my excitement when

A poem of youth, innocence, friendship, and stereotypes. A.N. This is a bit different to my usual stuff. But hope you enjoy. Tommy was a happy boy, a young boy so it’s said, He’d scamp around the footie

We all know that people are slaves to habits. 7 o’clock rise. Eat breakfast. Get dressed. Brush teeth. (Not necessarily in that order) So why is it that people don’t see the importance of habit in their

Last weekend, myself and the guys from Hawk & Cleaver went to our first Comic Con. It was a laugh riot from start to finish, but there were definitely some handy takeaways from the event. The event

The One with all the Writing Advice is the book I never knew I needed. I should preface this review by saying that I was given an advanced review copy by Sterling and Stone. The book can be found for pre-order

When is it too late to rock the bed like animals? A coastal drive leads to burning desires. Parental advisory... It’s 9pm. I should’ve been home three hours ago. Instead I’m curving along the cliff's edge

There are three types of people in the world. Those who listen to music whilst they’re writing, and those who can count. There’s something therapeutic about listening to music. Whether that’s in the car,

It’s 2016. We all know the score by now. There are two dominating routes into the world of writer-stardom. You can either apply to the publishing giants in the hopes of a mega contract, or you can go it

What is this glorious eye candy of sci-fi goodness? Oh, haven’t you heard of the Darkwave universe? I have to admit, I’d never given much headway to the idea of local, independent filmmakers. I mean, coming

A poem of reflection at the largest turning point of my life... Nostalgic King As I stare, bleary eyed out the window of this 7 story-high apartment, I can’t help but glance at the time and notice how

So it’s been over a month since me and @lukeofkondor set off on our voyage to write two novels together. And… wait for it… The first draft is down! Not only have I smashed previous personal bests for word