Who Sleuthed It? has been nominated for an award!
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Coming Soon: Queer Weird West Tales
I’m delighted to share the news that I have a story in a new LIBRATiger anthology! Frontiers have always attracted the Other – where they find that the Other is always already there. These 22 stories explore what happens when queer characters encounter weirdness on the edge of the worlds they know. Queer Weird West…
Read moreThe Opposite of Life: A Patreon reprise
After I completed the serialisation of The She-Wolf of Baker Street on my Patreon, I came to an important realisation. Being super busy with multiple projects in 2022 meant I could not write a brand new novel to serialise there AT THE SAME TIME as everything else. So, as I mentioned in early February, I’m…
Read moreCrocs, Trains and Equino-mobiles
Once more, I am travelling! On the fifth attempt! Postponed several times due to pandemic restrictions and most recently by flooding, Tim and I finally managed to fly to Darwin to begin our long-awaited journey down the middle of Australia via the Ghan. Darwin’s tropical heat has taught me to never again travel here in…
Read moreTea for the Undead
I AM NOW THE INVENTOR OF TEAS!
Read more2022: Wow, I’m going to be busy!
We’re just over a month into the new year and I’ve been giving all my commitments for the year the side-eye! Please understand that I am very very very excited about every single one of these projects! And I’m going to list them here in the hopes that it keeps my honest and also perky…
Read moreHappy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes
For reasons that are obscure and buried in ancient Holmesian fandom, 6 January is traditionally considered to be Sherlock Holmes’ birthday. He’s also traditionally considered to have been born in 1852. So happy 170th birthday, good sir! Here’s a Holmesian playlist I created on Spotify in celebration.
Read moreNew Release: Branch and Root
I’m so delighted to be able to announce the release of the Branch and Root anthology from Shooting Star Press. This charming little book contains my story, “The Marbletree Wood”, set in the universe of The Witches of Tyne, but hundreds of years after the events of the initial books so you don’t really need…
Read moreQuintette of Questions: Louisa Bennet
Quintette asks writers five quick questions. This week’s interview is with: Louisa Bennet 1. What’s the name of your latest book – and how hard was it to pick a title? The Bone Ranger – the book was originally going to be called something else but at the final stages of the edit I was…
Read moreOn Doyle, Holmes and Fairies: Inspiration for A Fey Tale
Today, author Karen J Carlisle is my guest! I’m Karen J Carlisle, author and Sherlock Holmes fan, which is one reason why you’re reading this. The other is to introduce my latest book, and second book in ‘The Aunt Enid Mysteries’, A Fey Tale. A Fey Tale is a story based on fact. Well, facts….
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