I've reached an age at which I'd rather pay more for something that "just works" than roll up my sleeves, reach for a spanner, and make it work. Time is money, and the older we get the less of it we've got left.

[Core concepts: Human beings all have souls. Souls are software objects. Software is not immortal.]

Steampunk is nothing more than what happens when Goths discover brown.

If an idea is compelling enough it'll stick in my head until I am forced to write it. If it's forgettable, who cares?

Christmas: the one time of year when you can’t avoid the nuts in your family muesli.

For a sampler, you could try my short story collection "Wireless". Which contains one novella that scooped a Locus award, and one that won a Hugo, and covers a range of different styles.

The dirty little secret of publishing is that, all along, each book sold has had an average of 5 readers. That's an 80% "piracy" rate if you insist on looking at it in those terms.