Steven A. McKay's Blog, page 26
October 21, 2017
Writing historical fiction – My treasure trove of research books. Magic, folklore, religion, history, and an extract from The Druid!
A LOT of work goes into a historical novel. Actually writing the thing is the easy part! To begin with you have to do a lot of research before you even think about putting cursor to screen because, unless you’re already familiar with your chosen period, you really need to get a feel for it. […]
October 18, 2017
The Abbey of Death by Steven A. McKay – Review
Originally posted on David's Book Blurg:
Title – The Abbey of Death Author – Steven A. McKay Genre – Historical Fiction Length – 97 Pages Publication – 26th Sept 2017 My Rating – 5/5 Stars Synopsis He wanted to find peace in prayer, but some men serve God best with a sword in their hand. Will Scaflock wants…
Title – The Abbey of Death Author – Steven A. McKay Genre – Historical Fiction Length – 97 Pages Publication – 26th Sept 2017 My Rating – 5/5 Stars Synopsis He wanted to find peace in prayer, but some men serve God best with a sword in their hand. Will Scaflock wants…
September 26, 2017
The Abbey of Death publication day
My final Forest Lord tale, The Abbey of Death, is published today by Amazon Publishing. I know most of you reading this will have already pre-ordered it, but if not, I hope you’ll pick it up and enjoy it. Will Scaflock was always one of my favourite characters in the books and I think this […]
September 22, 2017
Q&A with me on the Bold Outlaw website
The Bold Outlaw website has been a fantastic resource for Robin Hood fans and researchers for years now, so I’m very pleased to say the guy that runs it, Allen W. Wright, has posted an interview with me there. Take a look and let us know what you think! And don’t forget Abbey of Death […]
September 14, 2017
Abbey of Death final cover art!
Amazon have uploaded the final cover art for the new book so here it is! I’ve asked them to send me a higher resolution version of it so excuse the blurriness here. I like it! What do you think? Pre-order it here, if you haven’t already: http://getbook.at/AbbeyOfDeath Tagged: cover art, kindle singles, pre-order
September 11, 2017
The Abbey of Death pre-order now available!
I just noticed my final Forest Lord tale, The Abbey of Death, is available to pre-order and it looks like it will be published on the 26th of September! Here’s the link, getBook.at/AbbeyOfDeath head on over and pre-order and I hope you love it when it comes out. I haven’t seen the cover art and […]
September 5, 2017
I have an agent!
I’m really excited to tell you that I finally have an agent! Josh Getzler from the HSG Agency in New York has agreed to take me on as a client. He read the unfinished first draft of The Druid and, well, it must be okay since he’s going to represent me. This is a HUGE […]
August 23, 2017
Question for readers – long or short, which do you like best?
As you’ll know if you’ve read my Forest Lord series it was orginally planned to be a trilogy but ended up as four full-length novels. I’d read things like Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories and felt like they’d have been better as a shorter series. Similarly, the first three Shannara novels by Terry Brooks were great […]
August 21, 2017
Ritter des Kreuzes special offer
One for German readers – the translation of my Sir Richard-at-Lee tale, Knight of the Cross, is reduced from €3.25 to just 99c for a short time. Get it HERE, but be quick! Auf mysteriöse Weise verschwinden mehrere Menschen in einem kleinen Dorf auf Rhodos. Als zudem drei Mitlieder des Johanniter-Ordens vermisst werde, sendet der […]
August 20, 2017
“Rhydderch The Red” – a song from the mead halls of The Druid!
As I mentioned in a previous post I knew I’d need to write some songs for my druid, Bellicus, to sing in the new book. As it happens, the opening scene features a song but I didn’t have any lyrics for it, just an idea of how it might sound. So, today, I somehow came […]
