Blog Posts

  • MyKitaab Podcast

    The mission of the MyKitaab podcast series is to help answer the question “I have written a book, how do I get it published in…

  • Microcosms

    Microcosms

    42 short shorts by Tony Ballantyne and Eric Brown

  • The Human Way

    The Human Way

    The Human Way: Analog March/April 2017

  • Six Reasons why Maintaining a Blog will make You a Better Writer

    It will make you write regularly It will make you finish something – you’re not a writer if you’re only producing half finished stories It…

  • WordPress Pharma Hack

    Someone kindly emailed me to point out that my writing site had been hacked. Links for Cialis were now appearing scattered throughout the text. A…

  • Martin Carthy

    I wondered about going to see Martin Carthy last night at the Band on the Wall I’d heard that his voice isn’t what it was,…

  • My Top Ten Scientists

    The first in a new series on Concatenation.  I found this a really interesting article to write. Follow the link: http://www.concatenation.org/science/ballantyne_scientist.html

  • Remembrance Sunday

    I played at two services this Sunday. Every year, I forget about what happens at the second service. Before the last post is played, a…

  • Heading off to College?

    Now that the A level results are out, many students are about to leave home. There are many articles out there giving advice on what…

  • Second Rate Entertainment

    I love second rate entertainers. I encountered a fine example whilst on holiday in Madeira last week. He had a residence in the hotel: 8:30…

  • Another (almost) True Story

    My short story  Another (almost) True Story appeared as the Monday 1st August edition of Daily Science Fiction

  • How Writers Write: Chaz Brenchley

    How Writers Write is a monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their…