Chichamocha Canyon, Colombia 2023

A day of cafe hopping with my laptop, writing, and spring scenery 🌿✍️💻

New book day! A fake saviour, a one-handed warrior, & a shape-shifting actor set out to free nation. But can they survive a web of politics & prophecy? The story that began with the award-nominated Forged for Destiny reaches its thrilling* climax. andrewknighton.com/forged-for-r...

Remember when the government blame world events for our utility bills going up that they choose to keep us in a Marginal Pricing system because allowing their wealthy ✌🏻donors✌🏻 to line their own pockets is more important then nationalising something that is a natural monopoly.

Sometimes it is nice to have a quiet weekend. Today I have: Finished a chapter ✅ Went to a cafe and started a new chapter ✅ Went for a spring walk around the lake ✅ Started beta-reading a friend’s story ✅ Read a few chapters of a book I plan to blurb ✅

Happy World Book Day! Here is everything I have been pushed in so far; 5 novels, and four short stories in anthologies 😱🙂 At least one more novel to come in the future and I have a couple of things out on submission 🤞🏻

It's World Book Day! So many speculative authors, from @julietemckenna.bsky.social to @garethlpowell.bsky.social to @jendiagammon.bsky.social to @tejturner.com. Here's a couple of their works, plus my humble offering. #worldbookday #scifi #BookSky💙📚

I have been feeling a bit restless recently and decided I need something to look forward to.

The time is NOW. Valenziaga will fall. Category is: Science-Fantasy EXTRAVAGANZA! Think Drag Race meets a gay Game of Thrones meets Chronicles of Amber. High drama and high CAMP! Spread the word! RT, tell your friends, shout it from the rooftops! BACK THE BOOK TODAY! #booksky bit.ly/3OIVfNs

The last post I made had a typo so had to delete it and repost. I think a couple of people had already reblogged it so if they can share the new one that would be great 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😂 🙏

I have interviewed @trip.bsky.social to discuss his writing, his publising imprint @bonabooks.bsky.social and his new Kickstarter for upcoming novel The Fall of The House of Valenziaga that you should definitely check out! 🙂 Link in following post 👇🏻

Cover reveal! In April we are bringing back The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall. The book was a finalist for Best Fantasy Novel (the Rob Holdstock Award) when it was first published.

I realised recently that I haven’t delved into my old school anime collection for a while and that needs to change so today I am going to start with a re-watch of this 🙂

I can imagine that Labour Party HQ are very embarrassed today and… good. They deserve to be after the dirty campaign they fought in the Gorton & Denton by-election.

When Evri send you an email informing you that they have your parcel.

Look what has come out today 😱 The sun! Hello stranger 👋🙃☀️

Day off and feeling extra motivated to write as I have some exciting things going on right now. I think this is going to be a good year for me as an author 🙂 ✍️

A catch up with Mavis this evening 🐈‍⬛

Chilli update. I planted more seeds because I worried not enough would germinate… now I have 23 plants 😱🙂

Reason it is great to be an adult #216; when you get your own home you can make decisions like having a bowl of chocolates on your dining table instead of fruit.

New book day, and I already got a lovely review from the Womble! "All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."

Over the past week my publisher have been making tweaks to the cover for my next book, and it is awesome. I can’t wait it to show it to you when it’s revealed! 😁 🤘🏻

Merry Imbolc for those who celebrate. I went for a walk in Bute Park earlier and saw some signs of Spring 🙂 🌱

Trying to figure out if I like Star Trek Starfleet Academy. The first episode had potential but the second was very cringe.

Chilli update: Day 6 and two Jamaican Scotch Yellow and three Ring of Fire have appeared 🥳. Still no sign of any Chocolate Habanero or Basket of Fire yet 🤞🏻

Yo brain, if you are going to make me dream about travelling again can you take me to some mountains or some overgrown ruins or something, instead of sending me a stress dream about me hurriedly trying to pack my things and everything going wrong whilst running hopelessly late to get to the airport.

My publisher reached out today to talk about the cover for the next book in this series. Excited! Does anyone have a favourite out of the covers so far? I think mine is Blood War 🔪🩸

I have planted four of each chilli type in my heated propagator, so let’s see what happens in the next week or so. I feel like a kid again and possibly a little excited 😂

I have some big south-facing windowsills so I have decided to have a go at growing chillies 🌶️ 🙂

Waiting for 8pm 🍿🍿🍿 #TeamFiona

Now do you believe me when I tell you that Cardiff always gets left out of the fun? Look at the state of this!

Yesterday I discovered another negative to calling LLMs ‘AI’; now when I read a sci-fi novel which mentions AI, I have that association and a part of my brain wonders whether they mean a clumsily regurgitative algorithm or, you know… actual AI.

Fellow insomniacs… I have found these new tablets from H&B very useful. It has a new ingredient called DailyZz which is an extract of polyphenols from tea and spearmint. I was a bit sceptical but what convinced me to try it was finding out that it has been clinically studied (with positive results).

Heading back to Cardiff from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 😁

Llanddywn island, with its lighthouse and remains of St Dwynwen’s Church. I reached it just before the twilight of dusk 🙂

Newborough Forest in the snow 🙂

A walk alongside the Afon Cefni and the wetlands around Malltraeth in Anglesey.

A wintry walk around Capel Lligwy, Din Lligwy ancient village and Lligwy burial chamber.

I returned to Trefignath burial #cairn for dawn and this time the moon was on the other side of the monument 🙂 #megalithic #megalithicmarvels #neolithic

Came to Trefignath #neolithic burial #cairn for sunset and also got a nice surprise when the full big moon came out. Magical 🙂 #megalithicmarvels #megalithic

South Stack Cliffs Reserve and lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey

The journey up to Anglesey through the Bannau Brycheneiniog (Brecon Beacons) and Eryri (Snowdonia)

Good morning from the Brecon Beacons. I am on my way to Anglesey today 🙂

Getting back to my desk and writing again after a Christmas break.

Genuine question: if our railways are being gradually nationalised over the next couple of years surely that means that we should not merely be seeing a freeze in fare prices but a huge drop? Am I missing something here?

Back home and my living room has a new feature. A folklore map of Great Britain 🙂

Merry Christmas Eve from Pilsdon Pen 🎄

Today’s hike: Charmouth to Pilsdon Pen

Today I am visiting friends at The Tuckers Arms in Devon. This is the place where seventeen-year-old me first cut his teeth as a chef some years ago.

This is my new friend Charlie. He wouldn’t make a very good guard dog because – despite never meeting me before – he came and sat next to me when I entered his house.