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July 31, 2021
‘Spoons’ as a metaphor and why it’s so useful
I’m talking here about Spoon Theory and how it’s become a really useful tool not just for myself but for my whole family. To quote from Wikipedia – ‘The term spoons was coined by Christine Miserandino in 2003 in her essay “The Spoon Theory.” While out to eat with a friend, Miserandino’s friend began watching her as […]
April 23, 2021
Pain – a fact of life for both Mac Maguire and me
Looking through all my posts, I realised that I’d never written anything about something that looms large in my life every single day and also in that of my fictional alter-ego, Mac Maguire. It can, by itself, decide whether a day is going to be good or bad. Pain. So, what brought this up in […]
April 12, 2021
If you’re self-publishing then who are your most important readers?
The answer isn’t complicated, it’s those people who you ask to read your book before you publish it. I’ve touched on this subject a few times in my posts so why write about it now? My latest book, A Concrete Case of Murder, took quite a while to write. Too long for my liking. Writing […]
April 6, 2021
Goodreads Giveaways – A Concrete Case of Murder
The latest Mac Maguire mystery A Concrete Case of Murder, can be gotten for free in the latest Goodreads Giveaway. One hundred free ebooks are being given away and all you need to do is enter the free draw. The Giveaway ends on April 18th so enter now. This is what the book is about […]
March 24, 2021
Just published – A Concrete Case of Murder
The eleventh book in the Mac Maguire detective series has just been published. Here’s the official blurb – ‘Mac is just back from holiday and is once again getting bored when he is asked to help out by the local police. It turns out to be one of the strangest thefts that Mac has ever […]
February 11, 2021
Tim Teagan, Prostate Cancer and what every man should know
2020 was a horrible year. I know that Covid was a major issue for many people but, surprisingly perhaps, it rated fairly low when it came to my family’s other health issues during that year. One of these issues, and not the greatest, was my Prostate Cancer. I had been diagnosed just the year before […]
January 16, 2021
Self-publishing – some positives and negatives
I started categorising my blog posts when I restyled my website and I was surprised that I had only blogged once about self-publishing. So, here is blog post number two. In talking to other authors, I realised that quite a few of them have only tried the traditional route because they are either still unaware […]
January 1, 2021
2021: what’s in store for Mac Maguire?
I’m confining my thoughts about the new year ahead to what I’m hoping will be happening with regard to my books. Although I have some thoughts about what I would like to see happen in 2021, I think that I’ll keep them to myself for now. I recently read an article that listed a bunch […]
December 12, 2020
Why we should all be grateful this Christmas!
After the year we’ve all just had you might think that there would be very little to be grateful for. However, being something of a Christmas nut, I thought that it might be good to end the year on a positive note. So, a few things that we might be grateful for… Covid has shown […]
December 2, 2020
Goodreads Christmas Giveaway 2020 – The Body in the Boot
If you live in the USA or Canada and haven’t yet read The Body in the Boot, or if you know someone else who hasn’t, then you… Read more "Goodreads Christmas Giveaway 2020 – The Body in the Boot"
