twinmaker

A Glimpse of the Work in Progress

A Glimpse of the Work in Progress 

Quickly popping up to say that I am hard at work on the third and final book in the Twinmaker series and therefore slower than usual posting here. That will be rectified soon, because there is news! Of an exciting nature! In the meantime, here’s an excerpt, hot off the press: “We’ve been through this,” […]

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Deleted Scene – Endings are HARD

Deleted Scene – Endings are HARD 

The final scene of Twinmaker took a lot of work. Here’s the first draft. (v1) “Things will work again now, but probably not the way you’re used to.” So many layers. So many meanings. Q had moved on from quotes, alliteration and [puns]. grown up. Clair stayed right where she was. Finally, the alarm died. […]

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Deleted Scene – Clair has a Very Bad Dream

Deleted Scene – Clair has a Very Bad Dream 

(So . . . in early drafts the issue of Clair being invaded by Mallory was played a lot harder. Here, in the train, is where Clair first confronts that fear.) The dream was hard-edged and sharp, like a machete. She tried to worm free of it several times, but once it had her pinned […]

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New Story: “Zero Temptation” & interview

New Story: “Zero Temptation” & interview 

“Zero Temptation”, the account of an earlier adventure featuring Clair’s friends Ronnie and Tash, was previously only available as an exclusive in the Australian edition of Twinmaker. Now you can read it for free at Lightspeed Magazine, with a bonus interview. Here a couple of excerpts: Story: “A young blond god rising up out of […]

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