Dear friends,

First, on the "me" front: I’ve been interviewed on Frederic Bye’s podcast, "Creative Magic Unchained!". I haven’t really listened to it, because hearing my own voice is ... weird and embarrassing. Also, there is a guest post on the associated blog, in which I probably overstate my case just a little. Go, tell me if I’m full of it.

I think I shall open up for pre-orders on Palm Sunday, two weeks from now. I should like to have some sort of video trailer ready by then. I even have something generally scripted up in my head. Only, y’know, the whole business with my speaking voice never sounding right....

Okay. Now, on to Other People: some currently-funding books I’d like to draw your attention to.

"The One Unspoken", by Sarah Bryant. We’re dealing with some well-written historical spookiness here. I think this will be the sort of book where I pick it off a shelf for an idle glance and then three hours later I realise I’m still standing in the same place reading the thing.

"Louisiana Blood", by Mike Donald. The mystery of Jack the Ripper, transported to the bayous of Louisiana. There’s some fascinating grotesquery going in this one.

"Scribbles", by Tabi Card. Check out the excerpt on the project page. That is the best articulation of a crush I have ever seen. If that’s typical, the rest must be gold.

Go check them out, but be sure to save a few credits for me!