Well, folks, it's a New Year (which we shall call, for the sake of argument, "2012") and on that basis I felt it was about time I got my finger out of my apathetic arse and finally get around to adding a blog to my website. Everyone's doing it, you know...

Anyway - 2011 is dead, long live 2012. From a writing perspective (if not a personal one), 2011 was my best year so far. I set myself a challenge at the beginning of last year to submit at least one piece a month for publication somewhere or other. I just about managed it, and as a result I had more pieces published (in print and online) last year than ever before. 

Online, I had three stories accepted (funny, I thought it was more than that...) - the first being "On Solitude", published over at the superb Pulp Metal Magazine. Of all the stuff I've written in recent years, On Solitude I have to say is one of my favourites. I'd describe is a horror story though some may see it differently - it's definitely dark, though... following that was "Wild Things", published on Thrillers Killers n Chillers, and "Exposure", over at A Twist Of Noir (my first appearance on their pages).

On top of the web stuff, I managed to get myself in print (both traditionally and electronically) a number of times and even made a slightly bizarre appearance in Readers Digest (yes, THAT one) with a 100-word vignette ("Blame") on the unlikely theme of domestic abuse.

I'll not bang on too much about individual stories as, of course, you can find all the details on the Published Work page of this very website.

One thing's for sure - 2011 was a highly productive year and I intend to move up a gear in 2012. Keep your eyes peeled, perhaps, for a novella which might well come out sometime in 2012... (say no more, guvnor... say no more).

I hope all my readers (both of you) and writing chums have a fabulous 2012. I certainly intend to.

N.