Journal

Journal

THE WIND CHILD Sold To UCLan! – COMING FEBRUARY 2022

THE WIND CHILD Sold To UCLan! – COMING FEBRUARY 2022

New book deal announcement! My first middle grade (children’s) book, The Wind Child, is coming out from UCLan Publishing in February 2022! It’s a Slavic-folklore-inspired novel about how far you would go and what you’d be willing to sacrifice to save someone you love… It follows young Mara, the granddaughter of Stribog, the God of Continue reading THE WIND CHILD Sold To UCLan! – COMING FEBRUARY 2022

BOOKISH TAKE launching on YouTube on 1st of March!

BOOKISH TAKE launching on YouTube on 1st of March!

So in the last few weeks I’ve been cooking up something very exciting with my fellow Angry Robot author, Caroline Hardaker (Whose intimate dystopian tale, Composite Creatures, comes out in April 2021)! We have put together a mini-series of YouTube videos called Bookish Take, where we chat about our writing journey, from the initial idea, Continue reading BOOKISH TAKE launching on YouTube on 1st of March!

THE SECOND BELL named one of SFF180’s 31 most anticipated 2021 Fantasy novels!

THE SECOND BELL named one of SFF180’s 31 most anticipated 2021 Fantasy novels!

A friend sent me a link to this yesterday! My debut, The Second Bell, coming out in March 2021 from Angry Robot, has been listed as one of SFF180’s 31 most anticipated Fantasy novels of 2021! I’m so incredibly chuffed and grateful to be listed alongside Tasha Suri’s The Jasmine Throne (whose books, Empire of Continue reading THE SECOND BELL named one of SFF180’s 31 most anticipated 2021 Fantasy novels!

BOOK DEAL NEWS!

BOOK DEAL NEWS!

Announcement time! I’m beyond excited to finally be able to say it: my book will be a real thing. A real papery thing! With a pretty, pretty cover, a fabulous editor and a wonderful marketing team behind it and a lot of other things commonly associated with published novels! The fabulous Eleanor Teasdale from Angry Continue reading BOOK DEAL NEWS!

Agent Representation Announcement!

Agent Representation Announcement!

Super excited to announce I have signed with John Baker from the well-regarded Bell Lomax Moreton Agency! John found my Twitter pitch during last September’s PitMad event on Twitter (SO worth participating if you’re seeking representation). Having someone so tremendously enthusiastic and knowledgeable in my corner makes all the difference. It’s tremendously important to have Continue reading Agent Representation Announcement!