23 Oct 2025 12:26
Just a quick note really, on how good this course is. If you've not come across the name, Joel Morris writes comedy mostly for film and telly, but he's done loads of other stuff too, not least the Framley Examiner and those faux Ladybird books from a few years ago.
17 Aug 2025 11:03
Note: 'Cash' was originally written in 2023 for inclusion in Unbound Publishing's One In Five poverty-themed anthology. Unbound went bust in 2025 at a time coincidental to the book's release. While e-book and contributor copies seem to have been sent out, my understanding is that the pre-ordered paperbacks were never posted, and that the book will never see the inside of a bookshop. With the rights to the piece reverting to me on Unbound's demise, I can't see any reason not to let anyone read the work if they're so minded. Ta.
1 Aug 2025 16:43
As of today (1st August 2025), Boundless - the successor company to Unbound, who published my novel East of England and who are sat on copies of the One In Five anthology that I'd contributed to - have ceased trading with immediate effect. That probably means that the paperbacks of One In Five for those folk who'd been good enough to finance the book will never reach their intended readers.
26 Jun 2025 10:18
An article in The Bookseller this week offers a really useful overview of the collapse of my erstwhile publisher Unbound from writers' standpoints. It's worth a read.
12 May 2025 15:30
I've received my contributor's copy of One in Five! I wasn't sure that I was going to get one, so there's copies of the book on their way to me also, but it's a small but always-pleasing aspect of publishing that you get a copy or so of the book you've written / contributed to.
18 Apr 2025 08:15
I've contributed a new blog post for Crime Cymru. It's on writing and different kinds of robbing from writers. Enjoy!
7 Mar 2025 10:09
My weekly blog on what I have for lunch on Thursdays, the cunning-titled Thursday Lunch Project, has completed its first year, and is continuing.
11 Feb 2025 10:24
My contribution to One In Five, the forthcoming Unbound anthology on poverty in the UK gets a quick mention in the current Crime Cymru newsletter, so I thought I'd share. Can't find a web copy of the emailed newsletter, but if I get a link I'll add it to the post! The book's due to be published on 15th May 2025 (a change from the previously-advertised April 2025 release).
24 Dec 2024 11:24
Here's a very short festive story for you. It's been on the hard drive for a couple of years, and it's doing no-one any good there.
13 Nov 2024 18:14
As previously promised, here's the cover for the poverty-themed anthology One In Five. I've got a non-fiction piece in it called "Cash". The anthology is out in April 2025 and can be pre-ordered here.
10 Nov 2024 10:07
I'll keep this a little cagey, in part because I haven't yet seen an official cover reveal from the publisher (due in a week or so, I'm told), but by all means consider this a tease for 2025. I've contributed a chapter to an anthology of new writing on experiences of poverty in the UK. My piece is called Cash.
13 Oct 2024 12:04
Most Christmases, the good folk over at Crime Cymru put a callout for members to contribute bits of festive short fiction for the website. I've collected a few of mine here for you. They each feature a recurring character of mine, Dan Matlock, who's the protagonist of East of England.