Look at this gorgeous cover for this fantastic anthology of Australian and New Zealand crime fiction! The anthology, edited by NZ crime fiction expert and author, Craig Sisterson, features writers who are practically crime fiction royalty across those two nations. A lot of the 19 stories bring new tales of characters we already love –…
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Pre-order Queer Weird West Tales
The upcoming anthology, Queer Weird West Tales (including my story, “Derailed”) is due out in 31 August 2022 – but you can pre-order it now so that it’s in your hands ASAP after that! Frontiers have always attracted the Other – where they find that the Other is always already there. These 22 stories explore…
Read moreNew Song Release: Copper Beaches
I’m delighted that the latest song from the Duo Ex Machina Song Project is now live and online! Copper Beaches is a song about acknowledging how big and uncaring the universe is – and also how beautiful it is, and how we care for it, and love each other, despite loss and pain. It’s a…
Read moreGrounded – April ANZ and US price promotions!
In a world where wings give everyone the freedom to fly, an artist born wingless uses her art to show the winged world the wonder of the ground. But when she meets a recently injured police officer who finds himself grounded, they will both learn that there is more than one way to soar. Australia…
Read moreAurealis Award nomination for Who Sleuthed It?
Who Sleuthed It? has been nominated for an award!
Read moreComing 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…
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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…
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