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Year end thoughts

My final post of 2020! It’s probably safe to say this has been the worst year ever for many people. Against the background of the pandemic, I lost my mother in February and several other family members over the course of the year. Added to that, my partner had major cancer surgery (he’s recovered well, thankfully). Still, the year has taught us to appreciate life where we can, and to think about what we truly value. Stories surely come somewhere on that list

Pantomime time – Snow White in the Seven Months of Lockdown

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you may remember that I have a particular fondness for this time of year. It’s not because of of Christmas celebrations, or getting together with family, or even seasonal sales

A Quiet Rebellion promotional sale

Ive been pretty excited about the release of The Diamond Devicehas it really been out for a whole month already? Its currently available for Kindle and in print. But thats not my only novel!

This weekend, my A Quiet Rebellion trilogy is up on special offer. A Quiet Rebellion: Guilt is FREE while the other two books are available for only 0.99. My books page has details of all of them.

Even though I dont currently feel inclined to produce more stories in the AQR world, I had an enormous amount...

Very short stories #24

Nearly the end of November already! This year seems to have gone on forever, and yet Christmas decorations are appearing… I hope you and yours are keeping safe and well.

The Diamond Device

A wee reminder that The Diamond Device is now up in the Kindle store as well as available in print. It’s a light-hearted, fast-paced read that doesn’t take itself too seriously. I really needed an antidote to the rest of the year

The Diamond Device is out!

I’m excited to announce that my newest novel, The Diamond Device, is now available for pre-order on Kindle. It’s a light-hearted steampunk adventure.

For a short period before the book is released, I’m making it available for only £0.99, or the equivalent in your local currency. A print edition is also coming out soon. I hope you’ll be tempted to grab a copy, tell your friends and so on. The buy link is here.

What’s The Diamond Device about?

After diamond power promises to replace steam, an une...

Very short stories #23

October’s shaping up to be a busy month at work. The routine operations that were put on hold have started up again, so we’re getting plenty of pathology specimens with the catch-up. Still, I’m working towards releasing The Diamond Device at the end of the month, or maybe early November. Exciting times! My experiments with Daz Studio continue as well. Here’s my latest pic of Rich:

Above the cosy fireplace hung an oil painting in surprisingly good taste. Its understated oak frame stood out among...

Very short stories #22

I was pretty busy with my day job in August, and September’s going to be quite full as well. I did manage some writing time with further polishing of The Diamond Device. A huge thank you to all my critiquers and beta readers

Very short stories #21

I’ve spent far too much time over the last week playing around with Daz Studio. It’s an application for modelling and rendering characters and scenes. My graphics skills are non-existent. In fact, Art was the one class I failed at school every year! So I was pretty excited to find software that could produce a… not necessarily good image, but a not horrible image without months of effort.

Here’s Rich, the main character from The Diamond Device, the novel I’m currently working on. If you want to ...

Very short stories #20

Now that I don’t have a daily train journey, I’m missing out on around an hour of reading time each day. So unfortunately I’m reviewing far fewer books these days. Just three since my last post:

The Palace of Lost Memories by C. J. Archer

Brass Legionnaire by Daniel Ottalini

The Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden

(I have absolutely no idea what’s happened to the time I used to spend commuting: it doesn’t feel like I have more time…)

Other than that, I’m still working on The Diamond Device and bra...

Very short stories #19

I hope you’re well and managing to keep safely occupied. This month, I’ve been putting The Diamond Device (my current work-in-progress) through a beta read, as well as exploring ideas for my next writing project. Am currently bouncing around between a SF murder mystery, a straightforward fantasy and a rather pulpy sword and sorcery. It probably means I’ll end up going for something else completely. Maybe it’s time to revisit the world of A Quiet Rebellion, although I’ll only write more stories t...