Hi everyone, Episode 33 – Back to the Front (Part 2) Bella, Florence, Martha and I are back to finish off the tale of James (or Jack – we keep forgetting who’s who) and his time travelling adventure with Kevin. Will the brothers be reconciled? How dark can we make the ending? Does this have […]
Read more "Shott Stories – Episode 33 Available Now"Hi everyone, Episode 32 – Back to the Front (Part 1) There’s a new team in town. It’s a new school year and Martha, Bella and Florence are here to entertain you with a time-travelling fantasy story set during the Great War (and their thoughts on having brothers which I decided not to edit out). […]
Read more "Shott Stories – Episode 32 Available Now"Hi everyone, Episode 31 – Volcanic Fever Daisy, Morgan and I are joined by special guest Esme to come up with the story of a mysterious disease that tears apart a tiny community in Greenland. Who is the stranger who brings this along with them? Can local Doctor Tanith find a cure? Will everyone survive […]
Read more "Shott Stories – Episode 31 Available Now"Hi all, I ran a promotion on the eBooks this weekend and managed to sell 14 copies, which is great, and will hopefully lead to some more reviews, but I’m wondering where these sales came from. Only 5 people have viewed the post on my website, 30 people looked at the Facebook post but no-one […]
Read more "The Strangeness of Sales"Hi all, I am running a special promotion this weekend giving you the chance to bag a copy of both my books; The Ardenna Crossing: Between Two Worlds, and The Ardenna Crossing: A Thousand White Fragments. Both books, which tell the story of Paul Armstrong and his journey into space, are FREE on ebook from […]
Read more "Get The Ardenna Crossing FREE this Weekend"Hi everyone, Episode 30 – Horror of the Desert (Part 2) 30th episode! Antonia, Daisy and Morgan join me to complete the story of Georgina Carly. We talk about what makes a good monster, motivations, origins, and how to use other stories as inspiration. Please send us your writing so we can make you famous […]
Read more "Shott Stories – Episode 30 Available Now"Hi everyone, Episode 29 – Horror of the Desert (Part 1) Join me, Daisy and Morgan, alongside special guest contributor Antonia, as we build the story of Georgina Carly. Away on a school residential to study the wonders of Egypt, she comes across a strange book that unlocks a secret horror. Plagued by visions and […]
Read more "Shott Stories – Episode 29 Available Now"Hi everyone, Episode 28 – Special Guest – Philippa Jane Keyworth Join Morgan, Daisy and I as we talk with fantasy and historical romance author Philippa Jane Keyworth about the process and joy of creating stories. You can check out her work at www.philippajanekeyworth.com Apologies for the sound quality – we appear to have a bit […]
Read more "Shott Stories – Episode 28 Available Now"Thought I’d take a break from writing to put this together; a list I’ve been tinkering with for a few months now. Some film scenes are just fun to watch. Others hit with the kind of tension that’s been building for ages. The best showdowns aren’t only about sharp choreography or loud impacts – they’re […]
Read more "Top 30 Showdowns in Film"Hi everyone, Episode 27 – The Mix Up Mystery (Part 2) Ella, Daisy, Morgan and I wrap up the mystery of fast food entrepreneur Simon Cox, as his children rush to find out where he has been taken (well, the children that haven’t eaten Grandma’s sedative-laden banana bread!). Let’s see where this labyrinth goes. If […]
Read more "Shott Stories – Episode 27 Available Now"Books, games, music, and life — filtered through the mind of a writer, drummer, and philosopher who thinks too deeply about all of it. If it moves something in your chest, I'm interested.
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