“The Ruins” is the story of a group of Europeans who arrive in a hostile alien environment where the rules are very different and...

I have been really lucky this year and have read some wonderful books, but this book is my favourite so far. I came across it while...

There are two aspects of Adam Nevill’s stories that I love, and “Banquet for the Damned” has both – his preoccupation with the occult...

September 1st 2018 is the release date for Psychonaut the graphic novel, but the story does not end there. Black Sun is the third book in...

As you would expect from a collection of short stories from the author of “Ring”, “Dark Water” by Koji Suzuki is a creepy read. Seven...

Work in progress - my new novel "The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell". Excerpt from first draft. The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell...

So you want to run a Kickstarter campaign. Is it worth the work? For Anna Prashkovich and me, the answer would be a resounding yes....

RETAILER OF THE WEEK! Boxes of Blood are now stocking Starblood the Graphic Novel paperbacks. Check them out! ‘Boxes of Blood is a new...

I’m ashamed to admit that this was the first book by Michael McDowell that I’ve read. I asked friends and followers on Facebook to make...

... or how to be happy with the moments you can grab. My partner and I managed our first break away since we moved in together, four...

This is the second book by Rosie Garland that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed both. They would be best described as dark fairy...

The forward to this novel was fascinating in its own right. Toni Morrison describes how black fiction is unfairly judged on the basis of...

On June 1st the Rainbow Romances anthology was released. It includes a sweet romance story (yes you read that right) written by me...

I was given the hardback version of this book as a birthday present. It is beautiful to behold, shining like copper and looking like a...

I loved this book. I am a fan of Sarah Waters, but even so this is my favourite book of hers I've read so far, even though there was a...

I came to a halt, a full stop, a period of rest, while writing "Venus Virus". Another project started demanding my attention. Without...

This month Anna Prashkovich and I have a live Kickstarter campaign to produce both Starblood and Psychonaut graphic novels in paperback...

After almost two years of drawing and painting, writing and discussing, our KICKSTARTER drive is now live. Be one of the first backers...

Starblood, the graphic novel, by Carmilla Voiez and Anna Prashkovich, is available now from comiXology - http://bit.ly/2Hfdm67 What is...

The first draft of a story is merely the clay you throw onto your potter’s wheel. It takes patience and skill to transform it into...