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February 28, 2018
For a Life Forgotten – Volume 3 of Stonehearted – Now Available for Pre-Order!
Volume 3 of Stonehearted, my action adventure series set in the Hundred Years War, is now available to pre-order in eBook format! As a reminder the previous volumes are: By the Sword’s Edge (Vol 1) By Fire and Sword (Vol 2) For a Life Forgotten by Mark Lord When the cut from the blade runs deep … Continue reading For a Life Forgotten – Volume 3 of Stonehearted – Now Available for Pre-Order! →
January 24, 2018
Death on the Reik – Similarities with The Shadow over Innsmouth
WARNING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR A 1936 NOVELLA AND 1987 RPG ADVENTURE! I’m a big fan of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP for short) having played it extensively as a teenager in the 80s – I GMed the Enemy Within campaign and several other adventures too. WFRP is going through a bit of a revival at … Continue reading Death on the Reik – Similarities with The Shadow over Innsmouth →
January 12, 2018
Kindle Book Preview of Hell has its Demons
Sorry not to post for a while – I’m blaming Christmas holidays and also bouts of illness too! I’m trying out a new marketing tool from Kindle Publishing today – a Kindle Book Preview. Here’s one for Hell has its Demons: It looks pretty slick so may add them to all my product pages … Continue reading Kindle Book Preview of Hell has its Demons →
October 18, 2017
Field of Glory 2 – Ancient and Medieval Battle Game
I’m a big fan of Slitherine’s Field of Glory game that allows you to refight ancient and medieval battles – and recreates very nicely the look and feel of a miniatures wargame (I think in the original game the artwork were actual photos of miniatures!). So I was very excited to see that they have … Continue reading Field of Glory 2 – Ancient and Medieval Battle Game →
September 28, 2017
The Return of the Free – Revisiting my First Novel
The first full novel that I wrote and finished is an Epic Fantasy called The Return of the Free. Since then I have concentrated more on historical fiction and historical fantasy. The Return of the Free was in a way quite an ambitious book for me as I attempted to create a whole world for … Continue reading The Return of the Free – Revisiting my First Novel →
September 22, 2017
Best Moment from Lost Mine of Phandelver
After being a bit critical previously about The Lost Mine of Phandelver as an adventure (and being criticized for that!), I thought I would redress the balance by sharing one of the best moments that I had running the adventure for my players. So before you read any further – SPOILER ALERT – don’t read … Continue reading Best Moment from Lost Mine of Phandelver →
September 15, 2017
Writing Update – Stonehearted Plotting and Making a Fortress
I haven’t managed to post much recently – mostly because I’ve been pretty busy on stuff – which can only be good news right? As well as editing part 3 of Stonehearted, I am also working on the plot for parts 4 and 5 and how the series will end – it’s exciting stuff and … Continue reading Writing Update – Stonehearted Plotting and Making a Fortress →
September 6, 2017
Oldhammer C04 Thieves Picker Pete Lightfinger and Renaldo the Roof Rat
Some new pictures of figures I painted a few months ago – taken with my new lightbox. C04 Thieves Picker Pete Lightfinger and Renaldo the Roof Rat also have alternative names of Curr and Assassin as well depending on the catalogue page. See the images of those below courtesy of Stuff of Legends. Unfortunately it looks … Continue reading Oldhammer C04 Thieves Picker Pete Lightfinger and Renaldo the Roof Rat →
August 23, 2017
For a Life Forgotten – Cover Image Reveal
I am working on editing and production of the 3rd volume of my Stonehearted series, which will be called For a Life Forgotten. The story will follow the fate of Eolande as she looks for her captured father in France. If you are new to the Stoneheared series then take a look at the first … Continue reading For a Life Forgotten – Cover Image Reveal →
August 16, 2017
Enemy Within Miniatures and a Heroic Fighter of the Known World
Got a new lightbox yesterday, so here’s some early attempts at photos with some basic scenery thrown in. The photos are just via an iPhone 6 so nothing special, but I think they have come out fairly well. The first one includes two figures from the Death on the Reik scenario pack for the Warhammer … Continue reading Enemy Within Miniatures and a Heroic Fighter of the Known World →
