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MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – GOD AWFUL

WORK IN PROGRESS The second book in the Parallel Worlds series is coming along well. I’m trying not to measure the progress of this round in speed but more in the quality of the writing as I add details and make the characters come to life. By either measure I’m pleased with how it’s going […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – SPOIL

WORK IN PROGRESS ADRIFT AMONGST THE STARS is progressing very well and I’m on to the second revision where I’m adding in more detail and concentrating on ensuring the characters have more to them, including backstory. This draft is already speeding along nicely despite a little distraction relating to some secret work on LOST AMONGST […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – COUNTY

This is the last day of two weeks off the day job, and although I said I’d post still, I kind of got lost in camping, theme parks and generally relaxing. Now I’m back. WORK IN PROGRESS Despite the amount of doing not much these past couple of weeks, I’ve completed a surprising amount of […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – ADRIFT

WORK IN PROGRESS The second book in the Parrallel Worlds series, with a working title of ADRIFT AMONGST THE STARS, is about two thirds through the first revision. It’s going well! No sign of the audiobook recordings yet, but there’s still plenty of time until the end of the month deadline. I’m looking forward to […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – BANNER

Great feedback keeps coming in for LOST AMONGST THE STARS and I hope much of it will convert to actual reviews on Amazon in the coming days as they have stagnated. I still have lots of promises, but they’re no good unless people come through with the goods! All this feedback is excellent for my […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – 1 STAR

WORK IN PROGRESS I’m about half way through the second draft of the follow up to LOST AMONGST THE STAR and it’s coming along nicely, what more can be said about that! MARKETING & PROMOTION My sales for the zombie series dropped right off at the beginning of the week and after a couple of […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – COMMENT

Apart from writing, this week has been all about reviews. I’ve been contacting random bookstagrammers to see if they will review LOST AMONGST THE STARS and spread the joy to the followers. About of around a hundred I think I’ve had about ten replies and half of them have said they’d review the book. I’ve […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – HAMMER TIME

Firstly, wow what a weekend! Seeing Lewis Hamilton win his 9th British Grand Prix at Silverstone was utter joy, but now it’s back a solid roof over my head and the hard work! It’s already been two weeks since I released LOST AMONGST THE STARS and the reviews are coming in. So far I have […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – WALLY

NUMBER THIRTEEN IS OUT NOW Today marks the release of my thirteenth book. LOST AMONGST THE STARS is my eleventh novel and the first in the new Parallel Worlds space opera series. On an unrecognisable world far from their home, the crew of interstellar freighter, the Mary May, find themselves stranded and alone. https://mybook.to/loststars I’ve […]

MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – HIGHLIGHTS

LOST AMONGST THE STARS I have author copies of the paperback and I love it! There are not many things greater than getting the first delivery of a new book. I can’t wait to see what the public think of them in Wallingford, Oxfordshire this weekend! I decided to go ahead with the audiobook for […]