Articles
Filed under • 06-06-2010 •
Articles and advice.
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- Steaming Back to A Retro Future, Irish Times feature article about the popular rise of Steampunk, Feb 2011.
- The Tightrope Act of Near-Future Fiction, Irish Times feature article about the appeal and dangers of near-future fiction, Nov 2010.
- Five Essential Rules for Better Writing A list of the five most important things for a writer to bear in mind while writing.
- The Global Future How geopolitical changes affect the business of predicting the future.
- In Search of the Archetypal Spacer Examining the fascination of the lone space trader.
- How To Write A Novel Synopsis Hints and tips for aspiring novelists.
- Balancing Writing With Your Day Job How to juggle the twin demands of work and creativity.
- 3 Ways To Increase Your Writing Time 3 strategies for increasing the amount of time you have available to devote to your writing.
- Stick Fighting, guest article for Futurismic, Sept 2010.
- Guilty Pleasures, guest article for Futurismic, Sept 2010.
- Advertising In Books, guest article for Futurismic, Sept 2010.
- 3 Ways To Breathe Life Into Your Fiction, guest post for the writing advice website Write To Done, July 2010.
- Five Books That Changed My World, feature article for SF Signal, June 2010
- The Future Is Now, Irish Times feature article about the appeal and literary purpose of science fiction, May 2010
- How To Write A Press Release. A guide for writers and publishers, first published in Focus magazine, Spring 2010 edition.
- What Does Happen Next? An article exploring the lessons I learned from my first book launch, first published in Focus magazine, Spring 2010 edition.
- Creative Writing Lecture. Some advice given to creative writing students at Bath Spa University, May 2010.
- Space Monkey. An appreciation of the punk songwriter Patti Smith, first published on the Sci-Fi Songs website, February 2010
- The Role of Science Fiction The text of a speech given at an arts event in Bristol, October 2009
- Should Writers Have Kids? Bringing up children takes time and energy
- The Difference Between SF and Fantasy A brief discussion of the relative merits of each genre
- A Small Con With Big Ambitions A review of the BristolCon 2009 conference for the BSFA online magazine Matrix, October 2009
- How to Communicate More Effectively Part 1. A series of articles first published in Futurismic, January 2009.
- How to Communicate More Effectively Part 2. A series of articles first published in Futurismic, January 2009.
- How to Communicate More Effectively Part 3. A series of articles first published in Futurismic, January 2009.
- How to Communicate More Effectively Part 4. A series of articles first published in Futurismic, January 2009.
- How to Communicate More Effectively Part 5. A series of articles first published in Futurismic, January 2009.
- How to Communicate More Effectively Part 6. A series of articles first published in Futurismic, January 2009.
- How to Communicate More Effectively Part 7. A series of articles first published in Futurismic, January 2009.
I am also a regular writer for Acoustic Magazine, and have contributed over 100 CD reviews and interviews since 2009, including interviews with Nils Lofgren, Charlie Winston and Iris DeMent.
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