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The Sword and the Hounds – the who, what, when, where and why?

Tomorrow is the 23rd of July 2024 and the day my second novel will be released into the wild. To say I’m a little nervous would be an understatement, but I am also very excited. Quite a few people read The Book and the Blade (the first in the Arthur Crazy series) and the reviewsContinue reading "The Sword and the Hounds – the who, what, when, where and why?"

The best bad review

Let me preface this by saying reviews are for readers, not for writers. As much as we needy pen-pushers are desperate for them and exceedingly grateful anytime a person takes the time to write a few words about our books, it’s not really our space to be in. Once a book is out in theContinue reading "The best bad review"

Why I write

I don’t often get asked why I write as people seem to be more curious about how. This isn’t a query regarding methodology or anything, they’re not looking for a pen or pencil, typewriter or keyboard kind of response, moreso a ‘where on earth do you find the time?’ That’s a fair question, but IContinue reading "Why I write"

It’s Yorkshire… we’re all a little pagan around here

I have just finished going through the first round of edits for The Sword and the Hounds and pressed send on the old email to my publisher. It is, officially, squeaky-bum time, ladies and gents! The Sword and the Hounds is the sequel to The Book and the Blade and is due out later thisContinue reading "It’s Yorkshire… we’re all a little pagan around here"

Aaaaand done… maybe

Well, it only took me the better part of 30 years, but I finished writing a novel today. To be clear, I haven’t been writing for 30 years, but when I tell the story of The Book and the Blade, I always mention how I initially got the idea when I was 18. For thisContinue reading "Aaaaand done… maybe"

Last days of the sale…

The Book and the Blade is on sale over on Amazon, ladies and gents. For the rest of the month (admittedly, not long) it will only cost a few dollars/pounds. So, now is the perfect time to have a little read of my comedy/horror about a drunk loner who sees dead people… because the sequelContinue reading "Last days of the sale…"

An attempt at a new cover

For some reason, WordPress is not playing cricket. This post is only here to try and get the above image to work!

The First One of 2024

Good morning lovely people, and welcome to a random and unexpected blog post… my first of 2024, and let’s be honest, my first in a long time. This poor neglected little website does not get a whole lot of attention and I really ought to remedy that. So, let’s recap 2023: Damn. That’s a bigContinue reading "The First One of 2024"

The Reality of Being an International*, Bestselling**, Award-Winning*** Author!

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The Sluagh Sidhe

The one about the Sluagh Sidhe, favourite books, latest works in progress, and pratting around on Hadrian's Wall. A new blog post