When I started The Curse of Balar, I wanted to evoke the classic gothic horror stories that I grew up with. The uncanny feeling of […] Read More
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The Mystery of Balar
The following is the script of an unaired episode of the paranormal podcast, Hidden Depths. Little is known of the fate of the podcaster, one […] Read More
The time has come! The second installment of the Balar series is out now! This is the Doom of Balar, thirteen interconnected stories that build […] Read More
The next installment of the Balar series is nearly upon us! This is The Doom of Balar, the second book of horror short stories. Thirteen […] Read More
My horror book, The Curse of Balar, has recently been honoured with a book award. This is the first time any of my work has […] Read More
Back in 2021, I took the plunge and published my first collection of short stories, The Bright Report. It was short, silly, and designed to […] Read More
Movie Reviews, Reviews, Series Reviews
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My Best & Worst of 2023
Last year was a great year for both the big and the small screen. As you may know, I am all about the story. Pretty […] Read More
Time waits for no author and the months are flying by. I am currently working on the Balar series and I am trying to get […] Read More
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Join the Balar Subreddit
I decided to take the plunge and start a reddit page for my new horror series. This will be the perfect platform for readers to […] Read More
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Characters in The Curse of Balar
As promised at the end of my reading of one of the stories in The Curse of Balar, here is a list of characters that […] Read More
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Reading – The Curse of Balar
Happy Halloween! It’s time to share a spooky story or two. I am here to do just that. Below is a reading of one of […] Read More
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Welcome to Balar
The time has come! Welcome to the cursed town of Balar where not all are as it seems… I am quite excited to share these […] Read More
The Curse of Balar is nearly here. While it was originally scheduled for 31 August 2023 (today), I have decided to delay it slightly for […] Read More
Book Announcements
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Horror Book Pre-Order!
During last year’s NaNoWriMo, I write the first (messy) draft of a Gothic Horror Fantasy novel. I am still working on it (and I might […] Read More
Time for a writing update! It has been a busy few months and 2023 is already getting old. The saying should really be: time flies […] Read More
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Happy World Book Day!
Happy World Book Day, my fellow bookworms! Books are life! Today is the day to curl up with an old favorite, crack open a fresh […] Read More
General
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This Post Kills AI
By now, most of us would have heard about “advanced” AI writing programs like ChatGPT. These programs can be prompted to create blocks of text […] Read More
How to Write
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NaNoWriMo Writing Tips
It is that time of year again! Time to sit at the keyboard and hammer out fifty thousand words (or get as close to it […] Read More