Latest news about me & my books
CORONAVIRUS AND “THE SILENT PANDEMIC”
COVID-19 is bothering me a lot, right now. It’s not just the fact that we are teetering on the edge of a worldwide pandemic, with case numbers exceeding 90,000, deaths escalating beyond 3000, and WHO moving the global threat level to “very high”.
Or that, according to the OECD, coronavirus will present the global economy with its greatest danger since the 2008 financial crisis.
It’s the realisation that an alarming number of scenes from a speculative thriller I finished writing several months ago appear to be coming true.
PROOFS, PANDEMICS, AND POSITIVES
Today, for the first time, I will actually get my hands around a printed copy of The Waiting Rooms.
I can’t tell you how exciting that is, for a debut author. It is the ultimate evidence that what you have written is actually going to make it into the hands of readers. It’s no coincidence it’s called a proof.
This early print run will now find its way onto the desks of bloggers, authors, overseas publishers and members of the press. The subject matter is certainly timely.
FROM SNOWSTORMS TO DYSTOPIA
Well, it’s finally happened. I can hardly believe it. My debut novel, The Waiting Rooms, will be published next July.
Woohoo! It still feels a little unreal. As if I’ve just been notified that I’ve won the lottery: I’m not sure if it’s some kind of phishing scam or joke. Like most new writers, the journey to publication has not been straightforward. But it has trained me well in the art of resilience.
ALL ABOUT EVE
I write speculative fiction, which basically means ‘what if …?’ stories: curious slants on the familiar, mainly about the things that scare me. I attribute this love of all things dark and dystopian to a childhood watching Tales of the Unexpected and black-and-white Edgar Allen Poe double bills.
In this world of questionable facts, stats and news, I believe storytelling is more important than ever to engage people in real life issues, in meaningful ways.