I finally got my pre-publication copies of 'A Remembrance of Death' and opened the Amazon parcel like an expectant parent. I was not...

My A.I. bot tells me that writers are inspired to write stories by a variety of factors, including: - Personal experiences - Imagination...

A Remembrance of Death is set in the final years of a declining British Empire and is a beautifully crafted novel that deals with...

Being shortlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize is a true honour for me. The competition was established by the Yeovil Community Arts...

Writing convincing characters is one of the hardest things to do in any novel. It doesn’t matter what book genre it is; a character must...

18th June 2024. I had forgotten how hard it was to write. The first drafts of the new book - A Remembrance of Death were quickly...

About a year ago, I wrote a blog saying that I had finished the first draft of my second novel, "A Remembrance of Death", and hoped to...

Recently, I received a book review from the Online Book Club where the reviewer wrote that they wanted to know more about some of the...

"Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh...

Memento Mori (Update) I wrote a blog just after Christmas about two questions. First, how were book sales going and the second, whether...

OK! It's been another great week for 'Of All Faiths & None' This week the winners of the Outstanding Creator Awards were published, and I...

The Historical Novel Society was founded in the UK in 1997. At first it was conceived of as something of a campaigning society, because...

It was not only the soldiers in the frontline and in the trenches that were killed in the First World War. It is estimated that 1,500...

A small but perfectly formed bookshop! Hidden in Angel Courtyard Lymington is the wonderful new bookshop called 'The Imaginarium'. It...

One thing that nearly all of the American reviewers have focused on is the handing over of a white feather to young men in World War 1. ...

The paperback version of the novel is finally on sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones and all good bookshops. It can also be...

I was recently asked a question about Lady Emily Lutyens' attraction to theosophy and her devotion to Krishnamurti. Prior to writing my...

Everyone dreams that they can write a novel. However, even when the novel is completed the author then has to face the difficulties of...

Jacquelynn Kennedy, the Reedsy reviewer, said that the first thing that attracted her to 'Of All Faiths & None' was the cover. The final...

On Sale Today I am so pleased to tell everyone that the eBook version of my debut novel is now on sale. A paperback version will be...