Steven A. McKay's Blog, page 23
August 6, 2018
August 2018 Update
I haven’t posted much here for a while but I think it’s time to let everyone know what’s happening right now with regards to my new projects. The Druid, book 1 in my forthcoming brand new series set in 5th century Britain, is finished and with my agent. Unfortunately for us, historical fiction of this... Continue Reading →
July 14, 2018
EILAN DONAN CASTLE
Nothing to do with my books or anything, I just thought I’d share some pics I took of Scotland’s most photogenic castle, Eilan Donan. They were taken at least 12 years ago (2006 I believe), so the resolution will be lower than modern ones, but they’re still pretty good. I’ve always loved history, as you... Continue Reading →
May 23, 2018
The Abbey of Death out now in paperback!
Yep, that’s right – The Abbey of Death is now available, at last, as a paperback. SOME MEN SERVE GOD BEST WITH A SWORD IN THEIR HAND… It’s been available for about a year in Kindle format (and is actually FREE to Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited members right now) but I’ve finally been able... Continue Reading →
May 5, 2018
That new Robin Hood movie trailer. My thoughts as an author of Robin Hood novels.
“So when are they making your Forest Lord books into a movie?” I’ve had quite a few people asking me that on social media as a trailer for the new Robin Hood movie has just been released by Lionsgate. Here, watch it yourself if you haven’t already, and see what you think. I’ll wait. Okay,... Continue Reading →
April 17, 2018
Amazon Academy KDP Author event SECC 2018 and my day on the panel
Today was great! It was the Amazon Academy event in Glasgow’s SECC and I was invited along by them to speak on the panel of “experts” in the Kindle Direct Publishing room. I turned up to see the head of KDP, Darren Hardy, telling people how to use their tools to publish, with my books... Continue Reading →
April 12, 2018
Audio Book Reviews – Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier and The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins
Jamaica Inn By: Daphne du Maurier Narrated by: Tony Britton Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 27-12-07 Language: English Publisher: Audible Studios I bought this without even reading the synopsis because it was in a sale on Audible and I had really enjoyed this author’s other books Rebecca (my review) and My Cousin Rachel (review). Those could, I... Continue Reading →
April 3, 2018
Come see me at Amazon Academy Glasgow this month.
That’s right, I’ll be on the Kindle Direct Publishing panel at the Amazon Academy event in Glasgow SECC on April 17th, offering publishing advice and hilarious – or at least mildly amusing – anecdotes. This will be my third time on a KDP panel and it’s always great fun (read all about my week at... Continue Reading →
April 1, 2018
Abbey of Death now even cheaper!
If you haven’t already got this one (FREE on Prime Reading UK and USA as well as on Kindle Unlimited) it’s now only 99p in the UK Kindle Monthly Deal. This is the ideal read for Easter – a tale of rebirth set in a Benedictine abbey! He wanted to find peace in prayer, but... Continue Reading →
March 22, 2018
Started work on a new novel!
A productive morning’s writing so far. I’ve paused work on book 2 in the Druid series for now, because I’m so excited about the new idea I came up with. I’ve finished the prologue and chapter 1 so far, and trust me, this is something quite different to the Forest Lord. Hopefully you’ll all still... Continue Reading →
March 16, 2018
The Abbey of Death now FREE on Prime Reading!
That’s right – the final installment of my Forest Lord series, The Abbey of Death, is now completely FREE to Amazon Prime members in the UK and USA! This was the first book I actually sold to a publisher rather than self-publishing so it had more layers of spit and polish than any of my other... Continue Reading →
