Review of the Year - 2015

This time last year I posted a blog wondering what the future had in store for 2015. "Will it be the Year of Sharkpunk? The Year of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain? Or theYear of Steampunks vs Zombies? Only time will tell..."

Well, as it turned out, one of those projects has yet to materialise but what's funny, looking back now, is that Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland never even got a mention, because I hadn't come up with the idea at the time. It just goes to show what a difference a year can make.

2013 was the Year of Moshi Monsters, while 2014 was the Year of YOU ARE THE HERO, and 2015 will now go down in my memory as the Year of Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland. However, my gamebook re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's classic wasn't the only highlight of my writing year.

First off 2015 was the year I first edited and compiled a short story anthology, and not just one but two. May saw the launch of SHARKPUNK, a month before the 40th anniversary of the movie Jaws, and in August GAME OVER was published.

In 2015 LEGO was named the brand of the year, and 2015 also just happened to be the year I contributed to my first LEGO book and that I wrote my first Twelfth Doctor book, who ended up immortalised in LEGO this year too. 2015 was also the year my first work for World of Warriors saw print.

But December was the biggest month for me, with The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus Volume 2 seeing print, along with Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland and the spin-off adult colouring book, Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland Colouring Book.

I already have a number of new projects lined up for next year, so what will 2016 be remembered as? The Year of Robin of Sherwood? The Year of Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu? Or the Year of Dorothy's Nightmare in Oz*? Only time will tell...

* Or should I call it The Warmonger of Oz? I'm not sure...

Thought for the Day

“I’ll call for pen and ink and write my mind.”

~ William Shakespeare

Have yourself a very Cthulhu Christmas!

Steampunk Thursday: RisingShadow.Net

I appeared on RisingShadow.Net today, having taken part in an interview about The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus Volume 2.

You can read the full interview here.

Warhammer Wednesday - Eye of Terror: The Chaos Space Marines Collection

One of my old Black Library Space Marine short stories, Liberator, that first appeared in Treacheries of the Space Marines, has seen the light of day again in the new Eye of Terror eBook collection.

You can download yours here, today.

Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu launches on Kickstarter today!

Launching today, Monday 21st December 2015, at 1.00pm GMT is Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu.

Imagine if it had been William Shakespeare, England’s greatest playwright, who had discovered the truth about the Great Old Ones and the cosmic entity we know as Cthulhu, rather than the American author H P Lovecraft.

Imagine if Stratford’s favourite son had been the one to learn of the dangers of seeking after forbidden knowledge and of the war waged between the Elder Gods in the Outer Darkness, and had passed on that message, to those with the eyes to see it, through his plays and poetry.

Welcome to the world of Shakespearean Cthulhu!

You can find out more about the project here, and check out the Christmas Robin Early Bird backer rewards in particular. Get in there fast and you could grab yourself a bargain!

Thought for the Day

“Plots may be simple or complex; but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential.”

~ H P Lovecraft, Cthulhu's creator