My publisher called me last night – interview this morning with South Wales Evening Post for a forthcoming […]
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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 […]
On the blocks…
We’re at the technical edit stage now, and the publisher has put the cover design roughs before a […]
Progress..
I’m celebrating tonight. For more than two weeks I’ve been like a bear with a sore head (yes, […]
Celebration!
Yes…and no. There are days when I’m not productive – usually after a night of too much wine. […]
