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Announcing My Forthcoming Novel: Only Breath & Shadow
I am thrilled to announce my next novel, Only Breath & Shadow , the forthcoming continuation of the literary saga that began with Of All...


⭐ Editorial Spotlight: A Remembrance of Death Receives Critical Acclaim
⭐ I'm thrilled to share the news that my novel, A Remembrance of Death , has received a glowing editorial review and been awarded the...


How to Create Compelling Characters That Captivate Your Readers
The real Basil Drewe Compelling characters are the lifeblood of great storytelling. They are what linger in a reader’s mind long after...


The Steinbeck Literary Prize
The Historical Fiction Company (HFC) is a hybrid-publishing company that give editorial reviews on new books and also run a yearly...


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


What's Your Motivation?
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
A Remembrance of Death is set in the final years of a declining British Empire and is a beautifully crafted novel that deals with...


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


Character Evidence
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...


"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”― Ernest Hemingway
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...


The Developmental Editor - Hatchet man or Saviour
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...


Where There's A Will
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...


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


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


Everyone's a Winner
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...


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


Sisters of Mercy
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...


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


The Order of the White Feather
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. ...


Of All Faiths & None - The Paperback
The paperback version of the novel is finally on sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones and all good bookshops. It can also be...
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