So I have a new book out there in the world, a collection of essays and blog posts titled You Don’t Want To Be Published (And Other Things Nobody Tells You When You First Start Writing). It’s available for sale at all good ebook retailers as we speak, but I’m going to suggest you hold off […]
So I’d ordinarily show up here and talk up The Birdcage Heart and Other Strange Tales, given that it’s the new kid on the block right now, but we’re heading into the holiday season and ebooks aren’t particularly good presents to give people. On the other hand, I have written some print books and right […]
So this book I’ve been banging on about is finally out in all it’s digital glory. For those who have just arrived on this blog, or keep losing to goldfish when challenging them to memory games, I’m referring to this book: “Only Peter M. Ball’s fiction makes falling down the rabbit hole feel like flying. […]
With GenreCon over, I get to turn my attention to the ignored parts of my writing life that I haven’t yet talked about much. One of these is Notes from the Brain Jar, the more-or-less weekly email newsletter I send out every Wednesday that contains process notes, sneak peaks, thoughts inspired on recent reading, and […]
I’ve dropped hints about this on Facebook and the mailing list over the last week, but now that the details are up in the major ebook stores it’s time to make it official: my first short story collection, The Birdcage Heart & Other Strange Tales, will be released in ebook on the 30th of November […]
I’ve spent the last few months preparing for my major project in 2018: launching Brain Jar Press and getting its first book ready for release. I did my first stint with indie publishing back in 2005. It’s strange, looking back, because indie publishing hadn’t really taken hold in fiction publishing yet and I was still […]
Next Friday I’m doing an In Conversation with the writer behind The Captive Prince series, CS Pacat. Details and tickets can still be acquired up until 6:00 PM on the 28th. This is one of my rare public appearances in 2017, because I have been steadily saying no to teaching and presenting gigs for a little […]
My latest story, Counting Down, went live at Daily Science Fiction on Friday. There are all sorts of reasons to write a short story. Sometimes you write them because you have something you want to say, or because you’re trying to chip away at a problem that you can’t seem to tackle any other way. Sometimes […]
Hornets Attack Your Best Friend Victor and Other Things We Called the Band is probably the longest title I’ve ever used for a short story, and it’s still shorter than the working title I used all through the first draft. The finished version is currently published at Speculate, the short-story series hosted by Evil Girlfriend Media. […]
So, let’s just rip this band-aid off: I’m leaving my job at Queensland Writers Centre at the end of next week. *Takes a deep breath* *Exhales meaningfully* *Gets a little misty-eyed* It doesn’t seem that long ago that I started with QWC, coming aboard to work on a arts project on a six month contract. […]
JESSICA JONES I stayed up and watched all of Jessica Jones in one hit on Friday night.Turns out, and I’m still paying for that – no matter how many times all-nighters kick me in the arse, I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that they’re no longer an option. Still, totally worth it. I […]
Currently available from: Apocalypse Ink Productions | Amazon | DriveThruFiction Note: The hardback signed limited edition of this book is only available on the AIP website. AND NOW WE ARE DONE Four years ago, I wrote a web-serial for a small magazine. Two years ago, I started working on that story in novella form, rebuilding it brick by […]
