Another interveiw yesterday, Thursday, with a regional magazine. Funny how things turn out – the journalist and I […]
Yearly archives: 2011
Great news! Gate of Tears is now on Kindle! Here.
Gate Of Tears Now On Kindle
My publisher has been doing great work with press releases. The focus is on regional publications where a […]
Another Day, Another Press Interview…How?
My publisher called me last night – interview this morning with South Wales Evening Post for a forthcoming […]
Tip – Author Media Kit Surprise
Last week, background research took me to the Normandy D-Day beaches. I’d always wanted to go, but it […]
Researching – It Can Be Moving
Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this book when I […]
Status Anxiety
I was researching author photos, and came across a blog, which shall be nameless (and not related to […]
Ditty #1
My publisher is in the process of sending out copies of ‘Gate of Tears’ to reviewers. Those who […]
Book Reviews – Help!
My publisher is pushing me hard on the marketing side, and says that Prizes are a good idea. […]
Best New Author?
The Middle East, if not quite ablaze, is certainly smouldering. What’s the future for the Yemen? I explore […]
Yemen Future?
I was at my local library yesterday – I’m back in Hampshire for a short while – and […]
The death of the traditional British Library as we know ...
I’m off the blocks on this one now – action in the Ionian/Adriatic, Sicily, Malta, and of course, […]
Sicilian Channel
I have to admit feeling a wee bit nervous today, but I spoke to the publisher and the […]
Gate of Tears Now In Print
…I need to make a few changes to the text – a book is never perfect – and […]
The Proof is Superb but…
…Ezeebooks have delivered the script and cover of Gate of Tears to the printer and now we sit […]
It’s been a long slog but….
My pic has been described as that of a dodgy character, a criminal and worse… I had another […]
Author Picture
At last, me, my publishers (Ezeebooks) and the designer (Ned Hoste) have agreed the final image of the […]
Gate of Tears
We’re now at the technical edit stage, where I’ve got some friends and friends of friends reviewing some […]
Final Edits
Way, way back last year, I planned to work to a publication date of 2nd April 2011. Well, […]
Progress to P Day
Awake early this morning – I’m in Malta for a few weeks and macho Malta male is up […]
We’re Getting There – Book Cover Design Brief
She features in Gate of Tears, and they’ve started building her…well, the novel is set sometime in the […]
