The Long Wait (and Other Stories) – Out Now

I am pleased to announce my latest short story collection The Long Wait (and Other Stories) is out now in paperback and on Kindle. http://getbook.at/TheLongWait It contains twenty-five stories that cover a range of themes: from dragons swooping through a forest, to a soldier coming home to meet up with his sweetheart, to a Prime…

Trumpland: Divided We Stand – Coming Soon

I am very proud to announce that I will be having two short stories published in the upcoming collection Trumpland: Divided With Stand. It will be released on 18th February for Kindle and paperback. This collection features work by some incredible authors (and me) and all profits go to charity. The book's description: Brainwashing implants…

Flash Fiction #vss365 Volume 3

Ummmm, I just realised that it's been almost three weeks since my last flash fiction volume. I need to post these more regularly otherwise there will be hundreds of little stories for you all to read in one go. As before all the stories are written in response to a daily prompt word and found…

Flash Fiction #vss365 Volume 2

Since my 2nd July post - Flash Fiction #vss365 - I have continued writing daily little snippets under the #vss365 hashtag and posting them on Twitter. Some days I got carried away and wrote multiple stories lol. Here they are for you to enjoy: Prompt: Equanimous She stood under the outstretched arms of Cristo Redentor. She…

Flash Fiction #vss365

I've been taking part in the #vss365 writing game on Twitter recently. This is where you are given a prompt and have to write a flash fiction piece incorporating the prompt word and fit it within a tweet, which is not a lot, only 280 characters, about the size of this paragraph. I'll be collating…

Gang Aft A-gley – Short Story

A meteoroid circles the globe. Round and round and round it goes, and where it’ll stop nobody knows. If you prefer to read offline you can download a PDF copy of this story here. Gang Aft A-gley - Short Story   The meteoroid streaked across the twilight sky, a dark smoky trail following, stretching across…

Indie Books – They’re awesome.

Over the past year, I have read many books written by Independent Authors.  It's my way of giving back to the writing community on Twitter that, on a daily basis, inspires me and cheers me on. This blog post is a recap of this journey of discovery. What is an independent author, anyway? According to…

A Young Man’s Game – The Reviews

I've been very lucky to receive some excellent reviews for my novel A Young Man's Game. I thought I'd share them with you. Literaturelove.uk - https://literaturelove.uk/2018/08/01/a-young-mans-game-by-paul-blake/ 'This third-person narrative has it all: action, suspense, even romance. And just when you think it’s all over… WHAM! .. another twist in the tale where events of the…

Paul Blake Interviewed

There is more information than you could ever want to know about me in these three interviews. https://www.rebeccayelland.com/blog/author-interview-with-paul-blake In this interview with Rebecca Yelland, I discuss my writing career, how writing affects my family, and other very interesting matters. https://www.mochapman.com/paul-blake-young-mans-game In this interview with Mike Chapman, I discuss A Young Man's Game, my research trip…

The Evolution of a Book Cover

I thought my readers would be interested in the various covers I designed and rejected before deciding on the final cover for my novel A Young Man's Game. I knew from the beginning I wouldn't be able to afford for someone to design me a cover. As part of the competition I entered, I knew…