Just published this new article on Medium, if you’re considering yet another goal-setting template dollygarland.medium.com/you-dont-nee...

Everything good that happened in my writing career happened because someone, normally another writer, helped me. Suggested me for something, put in a good word, and so on. The idea was always that you help others and they help others in their turn. It's not a win or lose game.

Anne McCaffrey give me this exact advice when I was 20 years old. Because I was 20 years old I didn't understand what she meant, but I learned, and I have to say that as an adult professional writer...it's really good advice.

Super excited and honoured to announce that I’m one of the judges for the 2024 Arthur C. Clarke award for the best science fiction book published in the UK. If you are a SF publisher, consider submitting your books. For further info visit www.clarkeaward.com#contact

Came home from Nepal to find this in the post - my latest published story in print

Just signed a contract for a new short story that will be published in an anthology. 😁 Stay tuned.

Many congratulations to all our winners and nominees. What an abundance of talent we have in our community! britishfantasysociety.org/british-fant...

I’ve a new story published by Flame Tree Press in their special edition newsletter for FantasyCon. Check it out if you’re attending this weekend. Title: Machine Dharma Thanks to Allen Stroud for the evidence of its existence. 😂

Mood light reading

Getting crits done for my writer peeps before travel starts.

Restarted my epic fantasy novel in August. Slow, not always consistent, but approaching it with the love of words, wanting to discover this story. It’s a long road to recovery…where fiction writing is once again a process of joy. ❤️‍🩹

The value of experience vs achievement Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

I had the great joy of editing this anthology for the BFS and there are some really incredible stories in there. I can’t wait to share them all with you

R&R weekend continues…

Flash fiction piece fully edited, polished and sent off out in the world. I wrote it for a specific thing. Whether it gets accepted or not is out of my hands, but I really enjoyed writing it and loved exploring the topic.

Still needs to be 89 words shorter. One more polish needed.

Even on a grey day, one can imagine a blue sky. That is what I strive for. To be someone who can appreciate the good things, even on bad days.