My semi-autobiographical novel Muslamic Ray Gun was written about seven years ago, and published in 2017, towards the end of perhaps my most productive period of writing. I’ve made no secret of the fact that there are some autobiographical elements … Continue reading The uncomfortable truth of “Muslamic Ray Gun”
As a multi-genre writer, and a writer of a couple of different series of books, one might expect there to be certain recurring themes – the Nazis in the Greater German Reich for example – but there are also a number of other, more subtle, recurring themes. Prisons There have been frequent prison scenes within a few of my novels. Muslamic Ray Gun had perhaps half of the novel – at least – devoted to prison life, as the lead character was incarcerated for a number of years. Maggie’s Children featured a few scenes – again, the lead character was … Continue reading The recurring themes in my novels
My novel Maggie’s Children is a book without a blurb. I’ve always been rubbish at writing blurbs, and I’ve known for a long time that this particular novel does not have a blurb which adequately sells it. So what’s Maggie’s … Continue reading Maggie’s Children: A story without a blurb
Shaun Stafford's Putrid Underbelly 