Graham Edwards's Blog

Amy Johnson and “Seafarer” at Pendine Sands, 1933

Buried treasure. You can find it anywhere. A forgotten corner of a dusty cupboard. A waterlogged ditch in a muddy field. Or, in my case, the pages of an century-old family photo album.

The album is one of many I inherited some years ago. It languished on a shelf with its companions until, one day, I decided to undertake the monumental task of scanning the entire collection to create a digital record I could share with other members of my family. The task – still ongoing – has proved to be...

Ten Reasons to Write Crime Fiction

Crime fiction is as popular now as it’s ever been. Some readers love it because they enjoy solving puzzles. Others like experiencing all the dark and dangerous things they’d prefer to avoid in real life. Still more just want to see justice done.

So much for the readers. What compels crime writers to grab their pens or fire up their laptops? I can’t speak for anyone else, but here’s a list of ten things that motivate me.

I Write Crime Fiction Because …If there’s one thing better th...

“Talus and the Frozen King” – New Edition

Some years have passed since Solaris Books published my Neolithic murder mystery Talus and the Frozen King, a historical crime novel about a wandering bard called Talus, whose sharp wits and love of storytelling make him perfectly qualified to become the world’s first detective.

The Financial Times described the Talus and the Frozen King as “a wonderful mash-up of genres, fusing a proper, well-plotted detective yarn with prehistoric blood and thunder pulp fiction action,” while the Britis...

“Spellcraft: Magic of the Silver Flame” – Publication Day

Hurray! Today is the official publication day for Spellcraft: Magic of the Silver Flame, the first volume of my brand new fantasy trilogy for young readers. The novel is written under the pseudonym R.L. Ferguson and published as a German language edition by Ravensburger. Here’s the publisher’s blurb:

Immerse yourself in a London full of wonder and magic! At a magical festival in London, Lucy’s life is suddenly turned upside down. Her grandmother is kidnapped in front of her eyes, yet aft...

Christmas Book Sale 2024

Yes, you read it right. The Cyber Sale is now a Christmas Sale!

The festivities have been extended in two exciting dimensions. First, the offer prices now apply to both Kindle ebooks AND paperback editions. You can save up to 60% on the former, and 15% on the latter (savings vary according to title and territory). Second, the sale will now continue right through to December 31st, 2024.

Sale prices apply to all the titles shown above, available exclusively at Amazon worldwide. The ebook...

Cyber Book Sale 2024

Ready to snap up a bargain? Yes, as we hurtle towards the festive season, it’s Cyber Book Sale time!

Through the rest of November 2024, all my ebooks are on sale at Amazon worldwide. In some cases, you’ll get over 60% off the usual list price (savings vary according to title and territory). There’s never been a better time to complete your collection, or try something new.

Until the end of this month, all the ebooks shown above are priced at £1.79. Why not take advantage of the savings...

The Many Lives of a Writer – 9

Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here’s me as I spiral through the eddies of my ninth writing life.

Life 9 – The Road Ahead

It’s been two and a half years since my last entry in this rolling autobiography. I’ve spent much of that time believing I was in a kind of hiatus, waiting for my next writing life to begin. Recently, however, I’ve come to realise I’ve been living my ninth writing life for quite some time.

In the late ...

“Spellcraft: Magic of the Silver Flame” – Cover Reveal

Woohoo! Today I get to reveal the cover of my latest fantasy novel for young readers.

Spellcraft: Magic of the Silver Flame is the first volume of a brand new trilogy written under the pseudonym R.L. Ferguson. My previous R.L. Ferguson novels include School of Alyxa and Catacombia. Here’s the publisher’s blurb:

Immerse yourself in a London full of wonder and magic! At a magical festival in London, Lucy’s life is suddenly turned upside down. Her grandmother is kidnapped in front of her...

Ten Reasons to Edit

Congratulations! That messy business of writing your first draft manuscript is over. At last you can pour yourself a drink, put your feet up, and bask in the knowledge that there’s only one job left to do. Edit the damn thing.

“Why bother?” I hear you cry. “Writing is all about, well, writing. Right?”

Wrong. Of all the tasks a writer undertakes, editing is probably the most important. There are many reasons for this. Here are just ten of them.

I Edit Because …It’s the strop on ...

Introducing “Advice for Writers”

This website has expanded organically over the years. Some might say chaotically. Like a much-loved but ill-tended garden, it’s sprouted all kinds of weird and wonderful fauna, resulting in a dense tangle of vegetation that’s become increasingly difficult to manage, much less navigate.

So, I’ve done a little pruning. First, I scrambled back through all my old blog posts and snipped out everything that had withered on the vine. Then, I streamlined navigation by sorting everything that rema...