You have written a considerable number of short stories, some of which have been published as collections (‘Out of His Mind’, ‘Plots and Misadventures’). What are your thoughts about the differences between writing short stories and novels? Have any of your short stories been developed further (in any media)? Short stories are tricky, and when…

Getting back to your novels, and thinking about your early work, where did the inspiration come from for books such as ‘Chimera’, ‘Oktober’, ‘Rain’ and ‘The Boat House’? I can answer for definite with Chimera because that came from a passage in Vance Packard’s book The People Shapers, where he quoted a Rand Corporation study…

You have been in the writing business for some time now. What would you say were your best and worst experiences? Fortunately the best way outnumber the worst, and they’ve mostly come out of the experience of researching the novels. I do try to achieve an authentic sense of place in the writing and that’s…

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…here’s what Chad looks like now. Movie prop collector Ian has sent me this display cabinet photo of the Chimera prosthetic head that he picked up on Ebay, one of the three created for the 1991 ITV production. A lucky find, given that it was listed there as a “Planet of the Apes Mask”. Here’s…

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If you just want the free story, scroll on down to the links. Otherwise… Back when we were wrapping up Crusoe for NBC, producer Jeff Hayes pitched me a TV project that a colleague of his was looking to set up. It was called Houdini and Doyle and it was about the real-life friendship between…

Toby Hadoke’s marathon interview series continues: Toby Hadoke’s Who’s Round 168 – Stephen Gallagher (Part 2) The second part of an interview with one of those script writers whose subsequent career means that Doctor Who is just a tiny element of an impressive CV. So he discusses his work on the show from the perspective…

On Saturday May 7th, 2016, I’ll be guesting at the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s 40th anniversary weekend at the Arora Hotel, Gatwick. Details No idea what I’ll be doing. No doubt spouting the usual old nonsense to anyone who cares to listen. I’ll just be one in a very big list of show-related figures, some…

In 2005 Telos Publishing put together a special edition of my novel Valley of Lights for their Telos Classics line. This same edition is now available in ebook form. Like the expanded trade paperback – which is still available to order – the ebook contains the text of the novel along with extra material: An…