Patrick Samphire
Excerpt:
It all started with The Mystery of the Gentleman’s Shoe.You are probably asking, "Agatha, what are you talking about? What on Earth is The Mystery of the Gentleman’s Shoe? Have you been inhaling one of Dr. Simpson’s chemistry experiments again?"Which, I must say, is a little bit rude of you.If you have been in a bookshop recently, you won’t have been able to avoid the shelves full of excitable mysteries like The Blue-Trousered League, The Case of the Wizard’s Toenail, or Murder in the Mid-Morning. I expect that you’ve picked up some of the more lurid ones and taken a quick peek, when you thought no one else was looking, and gasped in delighted horror at the terrible murders and dastardly crimes.
Bio:
I'm a writer and web designer from the UK. I went to Clarion West in 2001, along with my now wife, Stephanie Burgis. We've lived in Austria and England, and now we're settled in Wales, with our young son and our dog.My short stories for adults and teenagers have appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Strange Horizons, Year's Best Fantasy, and Interzone.
Publications:
At the Gates, Black StaticThe Frog King, The December Lights ProjectWhen the Dragon Falls, Realms of FantasyCamelot, Interzone
Writing Description:
I write short fantasy stories for adults and teenagers, and fun fantasy and science fiction adventure novels for middle grade readers (the extract above is from my current work in progress).
Writing Goals:
I'm hoping to write 3,000 words a week during the Write-a-thon, all on my current work in progress, a middle grade novel about schoolgirl detectives and wizards in the 1930s.
Fundraising Goals:
No public fundraising goal....
Website:
patricksamphire.com
