Category Archives: Writing
The ebook has landed…
Shooting at Strangers (my latest novel) is now live, and available to purchase in Kindle ebook format here, for the princely sum of £2.50. And the proofs are at the printers, so I should have some printed copies available soon. … Continue reading
Cover Reveal
As promised, here is the cover to my new novel, Shooting at Strangers… My aim was to make it distinctive and eye-catching – hence the high-contrast of dark text and images against a stark, white background. I also wanted to … Continue reading
Self-Publishing: a How-to Guide…
You may be wondering what happened to my latest novel, after I last posted, back in November, that I was going to self-publish it. Well, a full four months later, I’m finally almost there! The main reason for the delay … Continue reading
Poem – The Gun
I’m on the cusp of publishing my latest novel, initially as an e-book and then, soon after, in good old-fashioned paperback format (assuming I can get a reasonable price for a short print run). Shooting at Strangers is a dramatic … Continue reading
The Dangers of Historical Fiction…
Historical fiction is a popular genre, with lots of very successful and skilled exponents. The Tudor period seems to have particular appeal (I’m thinking of Phillipa Gregory’s ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’, and Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy). I can see … Continue reading
The Lunatics have taken over the Asylum…
As time has gone by, the credibility of the United Nations’ climate conferences has worn increasingly thin. At COP27, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, most environmental campaigners were shut out, while behind closed doors the world leaders, in whose hands … Continue reading
Looks like it’s self-publishing again!
Over the past ten months I’ve been submitting my latest novel to literary agencies – learning and honing my synopsis, and my approach, as I go… But it looks like I’ve been wasting my time – once again, I’ve drawn … Continue reading
Is it a crime to burn a book ?
Or can this apparently destructive act sometimes be a force for good? The furore over the quran burnings in Sweden have apparently sparked outrage in the Islamic world, and a difficult debate about freedom of expression in the more secular … Continue reading
Finding an Agent
It’s been a long time in the making, but finally I’m there: novel number three is at last finished. Thanks to everyone who read the draft. I’ve been encouraged that the feedback was so positive, and am grateful for all … Continue reading
Roald and the chop-up factory…
The new editions of Roald Dahl’s children’s books have been edited for ‘sensitivity’, and as you may have seen, it’s caused something of a furore, with allegations of ‘political correctness gone mad’, and that horrible pejorative word ‘woke’ being thrown … Continue reading
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