Yep, I've been busy. From being made redundant in May to turning in two drafted novels within a fortnight of each other in September PLUS a copy edit of another entire book, interspersed with a heatwave that was frankly rude, it's been a mad gallop through 2022. That said, all being well I should have … Continue reading What a Spring, Summer and start of Autumn that was…
Category: Conventions and stuff
Things what I learnt in the last year about myself, publishing, writing and maybe even life. Plus other things what bear repeating. I started a Patreon. I don't believe my patrons actually read it - I think they're just supporting me because they're nice people. First instance of imposter syndrome. Finishing a trilogy is terrifying … Continue reading 2019 in review (writing stuff)
13-21 August 2019: Super Relaxed Fantasy Club, London - reading and Q&A - 13th Worldcon 2019, Dublin - 3x panels, 1x signing, 1 million drinks - 15th-19th Voyagercon, London - panel - 20th Signing Bloodchild limited edition stock, London - 21st People, it was A WEEK. An epic and hugely enjoyable week, but gods alive, … Continue reading The busiest week of my life
Fantasycon and Bristolcon marked the final conventions of my debut year, and they were both a blast. Fantasycon Fantasycon ran on 30 September and 1 October in Peterborough. I'd told the event organisers that I couldn't be there until mid-afternoon as I was flying in from Gothenburg Book Fair, so I had a reading at … Continue reading Fantasycon and Bristolcon – the final countdown (round up)
Harper Voyager made the somewhat dubious decision to invite me to attend this year's Gothenburg book fair. Having never been to Sweden, and keen to do everything possible to promote Godblind and generally be a 'good author', I of course said yes. It was ridiculously exciting to be invited, and they graciously allowed me to … Continue reading Gothenburg book fair – 28-30 September 2017
September saw some fairly amazing things happen - I gave up work to write full-time (until the money runs out!), I was interviewed by those lovely chaps at the Grim Tidings Podcast - episode should drop soon and I'll link to it here when it does - and I took part in the latest Grim … Continue reading Grim Girl
Wow, I've been busy. In a good way. After the fun and frolics of Edge-Lit (15 July) I then got involved in lots of other author stuff, doing a Facebook Live event alongside Anna Smith-Spark on 20 July, which was followed that same evening by a New Voices in Fantasy panel with Ed McDonald, moderated … Continue reading A mighty roundup – Facebook Live, New Voices panel, Fantasy in the Court, Nine Worlds
How was your weekend? Mine was 'Lit'. I'll get my coat. Seriously, Edge-Lit in Derby is a fabulous one-day SFFH (it includes Horror) convention and this year was my first attendance. It won't be my last. Aside from it being pretty close to home, which immediately makes it great, it is full of famous authors … Continue reading My first – and not last – Edge-Lit convention
Yesterday I was delighted to attend a Fantasy Faction meet up in London with around 30 forum/Facebook group members. We met in the Waterstones Gower Street store, where they'd reserved a space for us, somewhat randomly, in the medical section. 30 fantasy fans browsing shelves filled with books on intestinal ailments, urology, nephrology and parasites. … Continue reading Fantasy Faction author/fan meet up and Robin Hobb/Peter Newman event
This was my first time attending Eastercon. Originally we'd planned on just going on the Sunday, as that had the most panels I wanted to attend. Then, in a moment of utter madness, which I blame on Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies and the card I picked that day - being Courage! - I checked the … Continue reading My Eastercon 2017
Anna Stephens, word seeker 