KRIS ASHTON

The second edition of my sci-fi/horror novel Invasion at Bald Eagle, from Digital Fiction Publishing, is now on sale in paperback and...

Back in September 2015, I made the difficult decision to part ways with Grand Mal Press, which published my third novel, Invasion at Bald...

Along with Aurealis and Andromeda Spaceways, AntipodeanSF was one of three Australian markets where I always wanted to get something...

The brand new edition of Andromeda Spaceways, containing my story ‘The Larval Stage’ and my review of Playback, Jury of the Heart by...

Floating around in cyberspace is a 2006 blog post that refers to Aurealis as ‘The Grand Old Harlot’ and ‘The Lumbering Old Dinosaur’, two...

I’ve blogged before about my difficulties writing satirical fiction, and in recent months I’ve discovered how hard it can be shopping it...

It contains my erotic black comedy ‘Dead Men Can’t Climax’, which is about… well, imagine a violent, sardonic, and funny story woven from...

The July 2017 edition of Infernal Ink, which contains my story ‘Dead Men Can’t Climax’, is now available to order for Kindle here. The...

Yesterday I approved the final editorial changes to ‘Starting from Scratch’, a sci-fi/horror story of the ilk popular during the 1970s...

Between raising two kids and holding down a full-time job, it sometimes feels as though my writing career has stalled. But apparently I'm...

The anthology of erotic vampire stories, Blood in the Rain 2, goes on sale from October 25. It contains my tale 'The Stag Night', which...

It’s been very much a case of ‘life, interrupted’ these past few months. Day job turmoil and the arrival of my second child (among other...

The introduction to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams is made entirely from recycled parts and isn’t the most auspicious welcome to King’s sixth...

Trawl through my blog posts and you’ll see I’m very much in favour of editors and the criticism they offer. Because my life is almost...

Most writing advice comes in for criticism now and again, but remarks directed at ‘write what you know’ in recent times have been...

Recently, I have been in discussions with the editor of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #63, Terry Wood, regarding my story...

The first proper review of Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups) has appeared here. I'm pleased to say my story 'Night Feeds' is...

By the time you read this, Invasion at Bald Eagle will no longer be a Grand Mal Press book and will no longer be on sale (not from...

Although a change in publisher led to a painful and delayed birth, Dark Moon Digest #20, containing my story 'Unreal Estate', is now...

How conscious are you of a novel’s setting? Have you ever thought about what goes into creating it and how it is used? Good use of...