Author: patlike
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Re-bonjour…
Salut. Donc, cela fait un petit moment depuis mon dernier post, mais je suis content de vous dire que je suis encore vivant. Pour résumer un peu mon histoire des sept dernières années, et vu que j’ai supprimé tous mes comptes sur les réseaux sociaux après la vente de VG247 (j’en avais vraiment marre), il…
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Deg podcast – Pat and Ste on process, cats, never speaking to one another
Ste Pickford and I have spoken three times in the past 20 years. We saw each other once in 1998 for a Wetrix press event, once in an airport just before travelling to Los Angeles (this was in 1999, I think), and then spoke once via Skype to make this podcast last week. You can’t…
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Deg – an interview and an explanation of its art
A very nice lady named Sonya interviewed me about Deg for her blog, A Lover of Books, allowing me a little room to explain how, and why, my first novel came to be. Here’s a snippet: Deg is screen culture paranoia, anarchic politics and drug exploration written in an automatic, surrealist style. I wrote it…
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Deg is available now
Deg launched last week. I wrote about it briefly on VG247, explaining gaming’s role in its creation, and went to the annual Urbane author party in London that evening. My day was relatively bookish. You can buy it now on Amazon. Hardback copies have all been sold, I’m afraid, but more are on the way. There’s a…
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Deg delayed until November (this is a good thing)
Sorry if you’d pre-ordered and were counting the days, but Urbane’s delayed Deg. It’s now releasing on November 10, and not the previously expected October 6. Why? A few reasons. Firstly, my publisher, Matthew, needs more time to sell-in the ideas he’s had for Deg’s launch (which we haven’t talked about publicly yet). Secondly, books…
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Deg dated, available for pre-order now
Doing that thing by which it solidifies from apparently nothing, reality informed me this week that Deg will be published on October 6. The paper version’s available for pre-order on Amazon now. My publisher, Matthew Smith of Urbane Publications, is being super-supportive throughout this process, and seeing Ste work so hard on illustrating Deg is fantastically empowering. All…
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Ste Pickford to illustrate Deg, cover revealed
Deg, my first novel, is to be illustrated by BAFTA-nominated artist Ste Pickford, a developer with a huge history in games art. Ste’s drawn the title image and will create separate plates for each chapter. Urbane revealed the cover last night on social media. Collaborating with Ste is proving to be a brilliant experience. I have great respect for his talent,…
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Dark Tales from the Secret War out now
Modiphius today released Dark Tales from the Secret War, a short story collection based on tabletop RPG Achtung! Cthulhu. My story, Bloodborn in Sarandë, is included alongside the work of David J Rodger, Destiny and Fable writer Martin Korda and Splinter Cell’s Richard Dansky. Editor John Houlihan’s done a fantastic job getting this book to market, and it contains…
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Unbelievably, I’ve signed a deal for my first novel
In a somewhat bewildering turn of events, I’ve signed an actual contract. My first novel is to be released by amazing indie publisher Urbane. Title, release date, cover, and details of a very special art collaboration of which I’m completely thrilled will all be announced later, but just writing these words is forming a reality I…
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New story released in Baby Shoes flash anthology
Another of my short stories has been published in the last few days. BABY SHOES: 100 STORIES BY 100 AUTHORS is now available on Amazon in both the UK (£3.19) and US ($4.99). I think there’s a discount on the American Kindle edition at the moment. The paper versions cost £16.08 and $24.99. The story, CALL THEM, centres on the stresses…
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