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For a Heart Made of Stone – now available for Pre-Order

If you have read the three previous volumes of Stonehearted you are sure to want to pick up the concluding part! And it’s only 99c or 99p! “Rich characters and an engaging story” When the cut from the blade runs deep – You need a heart of Stone The quest across France comes to a … Continue reading For a Heart Made of Stone – now available for Pre-Order →

Rothgogen’s Tower – Blanca Rothgogen and Franke Kauffman

This post adds some more background depth to my post about the NPC Victor von Ferlangen, and his interest in Rothgogen’s Tower. Blanca Rothgogen Blanca Rothgogen is a demonologist and previous owner of the tower. Rothgogen’s Tower.   Blanca was born over a hundred years ago. She was a wealthy heiress who murdered all of the suitors her father … Continue reading Rothgogen’s Tower – Blanca Rothgogen and Franke Kauffman →

Victor von Ferlangen – a Wizardly NPC for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay

I have been working on an NPC for a homebrew WFRP adventure. He is a major patron for a party – especially if that party has a wizard’s apprentice or scholar in need of a tutor. I will provide some more details about the adventure on this site soon! Background Victor von Ferlangen originates from Ostland, a scion of … Continue reading Victor von Ferlangen – a Wizardly NPC for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay →

What I’m Writing at the Moment – December 2018

For those of you who follow my writing and publishing, here’s what I am working on at the moment: Just finished editing a short story called Helix Intercalculator. This short story is set on the planet Ladmas. It has a fantasy style setting, but in the strictest sense this is a science fiction story – … Continue reading What I’m Writing at the Moment – December 2018 →

Not One but Two New Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) adventures!

And even better they are both free!! The wonderful bods at Cubicle 7 have released two free adventures for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th edition – an effort to keep the baying masses at bay! Cubicle 7 have produced a wonderful new edition of the WFRP rules, which fans seem to like. The only problem is … Continue reading Not One but Two New Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) adventures! →

How to Paint Miniatures: Storing Miniatures During Painting

This post is part of a series of tips and tricks that I use when painting miniature figures. I don’t profess to be an expert, but I always find it useful to find out how other people do things, so I thought I would share what works for me as well. What is this post … Continue reading How to Paint Miniatures: Storing Miniatures During Painting →

By the Sword’s Edge (Stonehearted 1) Free eBook

As the Stonehearted series nears completion I have decided to make the first book in the series free to download as an eBook. If you haven’t read it yet, you can now get this in Kindle or ePub format from most of the normal eBook retailers. More details below. Other books in the series will … Continue reading By the Sword’s Edge (Stonehearted 1) Free eBook →

For a Heart Made of Stone Cover Image Reveal

I am really looking forward to publishing the fourth and final volume of the Stonehearted series – always great to finish something off and will be nice to have a complete series of books to promote as well. For those of you who have been following the story, I hope that you like the ending. … Continue reading For a Heart Made of Stone Cover Image Reveal →

Getting Details Right in Historical Fiction

Getting the details write right in historical fiction can be challenging for so many reasons. For a start we often don’t know what life was like exactly in the past – or the facts themselves are up for debate. For instance is it really the case that people in the middle ages had bad teeth? … Continue reading Getting Details Right in Historical Fiction →

Time’s Arrow – Now Published!

Sorry for the delay in getting this out – there was a bit of a delay with some of the distribution channels, but Time’s Arrow is now available as an eBook globally! In the far future Time Travel is a reality. A researcher uses it to go back in time to the Battle of Agincourt … Continue reading Time’s Arrow – Now Published! →