I am doing a special reading on Saturday 30th January, and I would like to invite readers of this blog to attend. LOROS is a Leicestershire hospice offering care for those who are dying. I was really honoured to be asked by local writer Keith Large to read at a fundraiser event for the charity.Continue reading “LOROS Fundraiser Reading”
Author Archives: Damien Walter
Are 70% royalties the future?
It’s possible that 27th January might be remembered as the day that destroyed publishing. But if it is, it may be a day of joy for writers. Unless you are living under a stone or a raving technophobe you are probably aware that on 27th January, Apple, the people who brought you the iPod andContinue reading “Are 70% royalties the future?”
Guardian Books Podcast – SF Special
I have the pleasure of being a guest on this week’s Guardian Books Podcast. This was my second time on the show, but this time around the whole episode is dedicated to speculative fiction. Hurrah! We discuss the new John Wyndham novel (yes, you heard that right) and the reasons why there are so manyContinue reading “Guardian Books Podcast – SF Special”
Whatever happened to the Next Weird?
The first Guardian blog post I wrote (just under two years ago…how time flies!) was titled The new world of the New Weird. I wrote the piece fully aware that the New Weird had already been and gone, but with the idea that it was none the less an interesting movement in genre fiction toContinue reading “Whatever happened to the Next Weird?”
A Night of Strange and Vivid Pictures
I had a sleepless night last night. Not a ‘deep dark tea time of the soul’ kind of night, more a ‘strange vivid pictures in the head’ kind of night. About midnight the first paragraph of a story I’ve been considering for some time came to mind. I worked on the story for an hourContinue reading “A Night of Strange and Vivid Pictures”
Damo’s Ebook Reader Review
So. As regular readers will know I gifted myself an eReader for Xmas. I did this for a number of reasons. Firstly, I read. A lot. I read for my day job, for my writing, as a reviewer and for pleasure, so I wanted to see if an eReader could make my work stream moreContinue reading “Damo’s Ebook Reader Review”
Science Fiction is not about science
Today I occupied myself with more reading, and the first draft of my battleplan for 2010. Real down time is a rarity in my life these days, so I’ve been soaking up every moment of solitude before the world starts turning again. I made it through the entirety of Ayn Rand’s Anthem in one sitting.Continue reading “Science Fiction is not about science”
Living the Booklife
I have let my Boxing Day be consumed by reading. I can’t really think of anything more wonderful. I will try and give a full review of my new Sony Pocket eReader, but I need a little more time to digest the experience. (It is good, but not without issues) Jeff Vandermeer’s Booklife is, asContinue reading “Living the Booklife”
Free download of Murky Depths 6
As a special gift this festive period Murky Depths are offering a free download of issue no.6, which just happens to feature my short story Horizon. Murky Depths are quickly establishing as one of the leading British spec.fic publications, added by their cunning combination of comics and short fiction. Go have a read! You canContinue reading “Free download of Murky Depths 6”
What is the the demographic for the fantastic?
I just took a stride through the SFF section of my local Waterstones. I do this regularly but I don’t tarry as long I used to, there are rarely enough new additions to hold my attention for more than a moment. For many reasons the books I really want to read often aren’t to beContinue reading “What is the the demographic for the fantastic?”
Which ebook reader should I buy?
Waiting alone at a dark, midlands train station and typing this post to keep circulation going through my fingers and and because the light from my phone seems to be the only illumination. The battery is running low though and I don’t want to know what happens around here when the lights go off… …ifContinue reading “Which ebook reader should I buy?”
Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain.
What do you do when you realise that you are the villain of the piece? It’s often said that the worst (or best) villains firmly believe themselves to be the greatest heroes. It’s an absolute truth that nothing empowers us to acts of pure evil better than a complete conviction in our own rightness. PerhapsContinue reading “Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain.”
Damien Walter 