by Paul Stephenson | Nov 11, 2019 | Books, Reading
It seems you can’t review anything these days without mentioning that horror fiction is in a bit of a resurgence at the moment, so let me start off by saying just that. From the indie works of the Hawk & Cleaver lot (have you checked out The Nest podcast yet? You...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 15, 2019 | Blood on the Motorway, Reading, Self Publishing
As I head toward the very exciting prospect of getting a new book into the world, I’m beginning to wind down my promotional efforts on the Blood on the Motorway saga. But I wanted to get it in front of a few new readers before I did so, and so I’ve banded together...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 1, 2019 | Interview, Reading, Self Publishing, Writing, Writing Chronicles
Photo by Daniil Silantev on Unsplash Hey there, did you know that I operate a rather splendid mailing list? Because I do. If you subscribe, you’ll get all sorts of exclusive behind the scenes stuff, such as this interview with the amazing M.P. Fitzgerald. You’ll also...
by Paul Stephenson | Dec 12, 2018 | General, Movies, Music, Podcasts, Politics, Reading
Photo by Mathyas Kurmann on Unsplash If last week’s post was all about taking stock (not drinking it, won’t be making that mistake again) then this one if much more fun, because it’s just a great big list of what I’ve enjoyed this year. Now, bearing in...
by Paul Stephenson | Feb 9, 2017 | Blood on the Motorway, Books, Reading
The hardest part about launching a new novel — alongside the troubling piffles of writing the damn thing, redrafting it, editing it, feeling like you want to set fire to it, the terror of showing it to people, hiring an editor, hoping they like it, sorting out the...
by Paul Stephenson | Oct 24, 2014 | Books, Reading, Writing
This week has utterly killed me; a combination of a desperately unwanted deathly illness from the kids and a week of ridiculous stress at the job thing. Oh, and one of the kids being bloody inconsiderate in his own illness and waking me up every night. All of which...