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Hi. I’m Jeff.

I love sci-fi with a touch of fantasy and a dash of wit. My favourite books make me think and laugh, and sometimes think about why I’m laughing. I try to write stories that have the same effect.

I’ve always loved reading. I blame my mum, who took my brother and me to the local library every Tuesday. So I had to get through four books every week.

My dad, meanwhile, helped me escape the children’s section for the shelves stuffed with books I couldn’t put down: books crammed with aliens, spaceships and robots, or with wizards, magic and mayhem; books full of big ideas and huge questions. These are the tales that mean I’ve spent large parts of my life away with the fairies. Or the Nasqueron Dwellers.

A few of my favourite authors: Ia
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You spend years and years writing stories. Eventually, you have one that’s good enough to show to the world.

But then you learn no one will publish sci-fi/fantasy/serious/slightly whimsical mash-ups. They aren’t like the latest bestseller, say literary agents. There’s no shelf for them in book shops, say publishers.

The internet points out, helpfully, that you are wasting your time. Stop writing, i Read more of this blog post »
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I've never read any Wyndham. Think it might be about time I did.
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"John Wyndham doesn't miss.

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A nice return to the Hoodette with some cat girls, too."
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