My sci-fi story “Nelly’s World” is now available in the anthology Divergent Realms. I’ve been excited to post this since the initial announcement months ago. A science fiction and fantasy anthology about neurodivergence, written by neurodiverse writers, “Nelly’s World” is in some excellent company. Big thanks to the editor Riley Odell for putting this thing […]
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Introducing “The Sci-fi Writer’s Guide to Reality”
I’ve started a separate blog called “The Sci-fi Writer’s Guide to Reality“. The idea is to provide an easy-access resource for sci-fi writers who don’t have a grounding in science or mathematics. A brief introduction post is included here. To begin with, the plan is to produce series of primers on different subjects, covering the […]
[Continue reading] about Introducing “The Sci-fi Writer’s Guide to Reality”Office Redecoration: Orange, Orange, Orange!
I’ve wanted a vibrant office for a long time. Something that wakes me up in the morning. We moved into our house around a year and half ago, and most of the walls had been painted a pale bluish off-white. It was the kind of colour I’d pick if I was trying to depress somebody, […]
[Continue reading] about Office Redecoration: Orange, Orange, Orange!Adventures in Taxland
I earned enough from my writing last year to file a tax return for the first time. What’s that? The tiniest cheer in the world. In the UK, the threshold for submitting a self-assessment tax return is £1,000 (around $1,200 USD at the time of writing). The threshold for actually paying any income tax in […]
[Continue reading] about Adventures in TaxlandDivergent Realms release day: 23rd April 2024
My sci-fi artificial reality story “Nelly’s World” is due for release in the anthology Divergent Realms on 23rd April. The story follows a man grieving after the loss of his wife, and struggling to connect with his daughter Nelly, a neurodiverse pre-teen who lives her life in her artificial-reality gaming rig. The anthology includes many […]
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