Shaun Stafford

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Author of Dark, Provocative Alternative History & Transgressive Fiction

Propaganda of the day from Shaun’s self-marketing department.

“You have no right to change someone else’s opinion, no matter how offensive or incorrect you believe it to be.”

  • To cause offence

    Recently, on Twitter, I posted something – and I’m paraphrasing – about “All right is two words. Alright isn’t proper English.” Or words to that effect. Lots of people agreed, lots disagreed, and some of my followers retweeted the tweet, and people who didn’t follow me commented as well. One comment stated that “Alright is… Read more

  • Scandal at the BBC

    Scandal at the BBC

    For what it’s worth … So there is yet another scandal at the BBC, which has been hit by a string of unsavoury revelations about some of its presenters. In this instance, it is the as yet unnamed presenter who has allegedly paid a young adult – someone 17 years old – up to £35,000… Read more

  • The God of the Dead

    The God of the Dead

    My first published science fiction novel, “The God of the Dead”, is due out on 17th July 2023, and it’s been a long time in the making. As my longest novel to date – at 180,000 words – work began on it more than two years ago, and it has progressed through many revisions. The… Read more

  • Who is Louise James?

    Who is Louise James?

    There is a woman by the name of Louise James who bears the distinction of having appeared on more of my book covers than anyone else has. Okay, so considering real life models have been used sparingly in my book cover designs, that might be something of a dubious honour. But her image has graced… Read more

  • “Genesis” – the birth of a new character and a new pen name.

    “Genesis” – the birth of a new character and a new pen name.

    When I thought about writing a detective novel, a police procedural, I wanted to write something different. I didn’t want to write about a divorced police detective with a drinking problem – I’ve already written too many characters with drinking problems – and I didn’t want it to be a character I wouldn’t feel comfortable… Read more

  • England’s Pleasant Pastures

    England’s Pleasant Pastures

    In the late 1990s, I wrote a 150,000 word manuscript called “Dark Satanic Mills” set slightly in the future and based around a civil war in the UK. Though the first draft was completed, I didn’t do anything else with it. Let me demonstrate how long ago I wrote this, and tell you that I… Read more

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