Social Media and the Death of Creativity
The capacity to daydream and an urge to seek out the new are at the heart of an artistic life. Social media kills both.
A mind that wanders is a creative mind. A wandering mind activates the part of the …
Dungeons and Dragons – Gaming with Autism
Two years ago I wrote about Dungeons and Dragons as a radically social response to autism. The idea – proven by peer-reviewed study – was that D&D had a therapeutic benefit for people living with autism. Back then, I …
I have some news (yes, it’s a book deal)
Well, a few short weeks after I write an article about dealing with failure and rejection as a writer, the precise opposite happens. Maybe the best thing that can happen: an offer from a major publisher (okay, technically the very …
The Writer’s Training Regime, Part 7: Dealing with Failure (and Success)
Failure
Two-and-a-half years. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve sold a short story*. Thirty damn months since one of my new tales has found a market. In the first five years of my writing career, I sold an average …
Interview: T. R. Napper Talks Neon Leviathan
This interview with the ‘Track of Words’ website was from a few months ago. But it’s a good one, touching on a lot of my influences and motivations for writing. I encourage you to go here for the full interview…
There is no Vaccine: what happens next?
What if they never develop a vaccine for the Coronavirus?
I pose this question not as a doomsayer. Life is trying enough as it is, right now, without my throwing more muck into this quagmire we’re in. I ask this …
Lessons from the Homefront: the 400
I’m going to talk about how my family is dealing with isolation, and the vague approximation of home-schooling we’re attempting. But before I go any further, this needs to be said: we’re all just trying to manage here, when it …
In Defence of the Dumb Phone
I have a dumb phone. Text messages, phone calls, that’s it. No apps, no touchscreen, no nothing. If people try to send emojis with their messages, a black square comes up, like part of the text is redacted (wouldn’t the …
Neon Leviathan – Where to get your copy
I’m posting this to collect into one place your purchase options for Neon Leviathan (I’m pretty damn chuffed, I should add, with the early reviews), in particular for hard copies, based on where in the world you are. …
Neon Leviathan is out now – and the reviews are excellent
The day has come. My short story collection is now out in the world.
I’m not sure how to do soft sells or hard sells, or anything in between. So let me say 
this: buy it you bastards, and read …