Mike Brooks

I don’t tend to leave the country much. And by ‘much’, I mean that I haven’t left the UK since I was seventeen. Or possibly eighteen. I definitely went to Morocco when I was seventeen, as part of a Geography… Read moreHoliday 2015 – A Week In Wales

It’s no real secret to anyone who’s met me that I’m not normal. First and most obviously, I have a mohawk. This is not a normal hairstyle in this time and culture. I’m also a published novelist: not exactly normal…. Read moreI am not normal.

I slept much better on Saturday night, mainly by saying ‘sod it, I’m deaf anyway’ and just having the damn air conditioning on. Sunday started with breakfast, and then me hanging around near the info desk waiting to be able… Read moreNINE WORLDS MONSTERPOST – SUNDAY!

I had real trouble sleeping on Friday night. The first problem is that the Radisson Blu’s rooms seem to default to a temperature of about 23.5 Centigrade (according to the thermostat) and that is far too warm for me. The… Read moreNINE WORLDS MEGAPOST – SATURDAY!

I went to Nine Worlds this weekend, my first ever convention for anything, ever, and it was AMAZING. I got up early on Friday 7th August and set off for the Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow (the hotel where it’s held,… Read moreNINE WORLDS MEGAPOST – FRIDAY

Well, I’m not going to London yet. I’m going tomorrow. Early. VERY early. I’m going to be getting up about as early as I’ve ever got up for anything in years. Maybe 6am. THAT EARLY. I must be mad. Possibly,… Read moreTO LONDON! And also, punk music.

Yesterday I went to Nottinghamshire Pride, which took place in the Hockley and Lace Market areas of Nottingham: My wife and I dropped by the stall run by the charity we both work for and helped out for a bit:… Read morePride

It’s been an interesting week. On Wednesday I was going about my day job when I encountered a man who might well have been thought to be sunbathing, given that he was in the back garden of a house and… Read moreComing To A Podcast Near You

This week I got the copy edited manuscript of DARK SKY back from the publishers, which means I have to go through and check everything the copy editor has found and see if I agree with her corrections. This is… Read moreCopy Edits and a NEW STORY!

From 7th-9th August this year I’m going to be at Nine Worlds in London, the self-proclaimed ‘London Geekfest.’ I have never been to a convention before, ever. Why? Because from what I’ve seen, most of them in this country consist… Read moreNine Worlds, And What I Will Be Doing There