Author name: John Allen

John is an award winning science fiction, horror and fantasy writer. He is also a public speaker and consultant and has worked with Time to Change - a campaign to end mental health stigma - and for Wellment - an organisation that delivers mental health at work training. He loves science fiction, fantasy and horror stories and novels. His work has appeared in Vector Magazine, Ink Pantry, Sci-Fi Bloggers, The Huffington Post and more. His short fantasy "Thanks for Applying" won an Honourable Mention Award in the Writers of the Future competition in 2017. HIs short horror "By the Boiler's Hand" was longlisted for the 2018 James White Award and won an Honourable Mention in the Writers of the Future competiton the same year. John has spoken at several events including the Nine Worlds Geekfest in London, Bristol Con 2018, and the Moorfields NHS Trust. He has delivered masterclasses on ending mental health stigma in the workplace for Time to Change. He lives with his wife and a pile of books in the UK.

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Site Ugrade in Progress

It’s time for a change. As such I Write, You Read will be undergoing a full design upgrade over the coming weeks.  It will remain live throughout this process whilst all the exciting functions, features and content are incorporated into the brand spanking new design. You can still read all the existing content and previous […]

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Short Stories – View them at www.zombiehotel.co.uk

Two short stories I was commissioned to write on the theme of….Zombies….have been published at www.zombiehotel.co.uk You can read “Z-Hour”  and “Guess Who’s Coming To Eat You For Dinner”   here.  There is one editorial mistake the site editor did not pick up on “Guess Who’s Coming To Eat You For Dinner” that is being corrected

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Maintaining Good Writer-Editor/Client Relationships

I had my first ever dispute with a new client recently.   The fact that it was minor and easily resolved heartened me a little, but it did remind me about how important it is to set out your stall from the very start.  In other words – agreed terms and conditions.  Maybe even…a contract?

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Will you pay to read the paper on your iPad?

I recently read the news that both The Sun and The Daily Telegraph (and now apparently, The Daily Mail) are to start charging users to view the content on their websites in the second half of 2013.  This has provoked a slew of negative feedback from some of the readership.  Considering the way we have

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