Hey, so what the fuck is up with Cory Doctorow lately? Earlier this month he posted a review of Pat Murphy’s new book Mary Darling and managed to be demonstrably wrong about both Sherlock Holmes and Peter Pan. First, here’s what he had to say about Peter Pan: If you… (keep reading)

The UK government has announced their intention to introduce new immigration restrictions, cribbing turns of phrase from Enoch Powell in the process. I’m not going to get into the details of my visa situation but the practical upshot of this is that, for me, permanent settlement in the UK has… (keep reading)

Following up from last week, I’ve set up a new website for The Casefile of Jay Moriarty! The first story and two interludes can be read for free, and subscribers can get access to the full Casefile for as little as $1 USD/month. This is a webspace I own and… (keep reading)

I love ebooks, but as a format they’re a real pain in the ass. If you’re not already An eBook Person, getting started is a labyrinth of confusion; you can either sign up for one of the big user-friendly platforms like Kindle, which lock you into using only their bookstore… (keep reading)

I’ve had to look at a lot of job postings recently, and one sentence in a listing for a media production company jumped out at me: “Today, people want to watch and listen, not read.” First off, I don’t think that’s universally true. In my particular social bubble, I’m constantly… (keep reading)

Overall, it was very inconsiderate of Pope Francis to die right before the release date of my new book. This is the kind of thing PR teams’ nightmares are made of. New Novella: “Moriarty & Moran Contribute to Community Welfare” The Barrie Children’s Hospital is holding its annual fundraising gala,… (keep reading)

For various ethical and business reasons, I’ve decided to shut down my Gumroad store. My account balance with them should pay out on April 18; after that point, I’ll be removing all my books from the site. Any purchases you’ve made from me on Gumroad should still be available in… (keep reading)

I’ve recently had a few people ask me why my books aren’t on Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service. The short answer is, Amazon is evil. Here’s the long answer: In order for an independent publisher like me to get a book onto Kindle Unlimited, I have to submit it to a… (keep reading)

There’s a weird, funny thing about running an online business where people are so often forced to interact with chatbots and “knowledge bases” that they’ll just assume any customer support process they have to deal with is automated. So when you hear from your customers at all, it’s in the… (keep reading)

I’m job-hunting at the moment, which means updating and polishing up my portfolio. While I’ve got plenty of documentation and scriptwriting samples in there, I’ve been thinking I want to include at least one prose fiction sample. The problem is that, of the two short stories I’ve written at the… (keep reading)