Author of dark things – thrilling novels and haunting stories
It was all supposed to work itself out, but then... I don't even know how it happened. Okay - I'm overreacting. It's not like I've done anything bad or that anyone's hurt, or that I lost the secret map to the hidden treasure that was going to make me rich beyond my wildest dreams... but... Continue Reading →
A short update on what I've been writing, doing, and thinking about this autumn
When I'm not writing thrilling novels, one of my favorite things to do is to write short stories. They are usually horror, science fiction, fantasy or speculative fiction, and when they're done I send them out to be considered for anthologies, magazines, websites and competitions. One of the reasons I love writing short fiction is... Continue Reading →
Dancing At Midnight is the heartbreaking tale of a Carolyn, a young woman who comes home to deal with the death of her mother, June Parker - and the estate she has left behind - only to discover the painful, untold truth about her June's early life. This is very different from what I usually... Continue Reading →
When was the last time you felt proud of something you did? For me it was five days ago - when I ran my second ever marathon. I wouldn't say I love running. At best, I like it as a friend. It's a thing I started doing firstly because I realized I could (because believe... Continue Reading →
You know what's worse than writer's block? Writer's indecisiveness. I've just come down from an editing high - a couple of weeks of meticulously going through a thriller I'm working on, up and down, back and forth. It's finally at a place where I can leave it in the hands of someone else. Now, while... Continue Reading →
Monstrous demons clash against dark and devastating magic in this fantasy novel full of adventure, thrills and betrayal. This is the second book in the Champion of Psykoria series, and though it's been a while since I read the first, the world came back to me pretty quickly. We follow Jrak Swadoh - King Breetor's... Continue Reading →
Will I ever write again? My wife and I are currently staying away at a cabin by the sea, somewhere on the Western coast of Norway. It's a family cabin, a place we've spent a lot of time when we were younger, a place we used to call home, and we're so lucky we got... Continue Reading →
Why do I always compare myself to others, and how do I find a way to stop? It's the end of November and NaNoWriMo is over. People are tallying up their words to see if they've hit the magical 50,000 word count, and if they've "won" or not. I didn't win. I had no aspirations... Continue Reading →
