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May 16, 2016
TOUCHSTONE TUESDAYS: A writer finds inspiration in objects
Hello, my long-suffering followers. And welcome any lured by my tags. The newcomers will learn from those who’ve suffered – I am an inconsistent blogger. I have promised to be better, to post at least once a week. I’ve barely … Continue reading →
May 13, 2016
Delivering the Dragon
Yesterday was one of those red letter days. I delivered a dragon. This might need some explanation! Five years ago my last young adult novel ‘The Hunt of the Unicorn‘ was published – the tale of Alice-Elayne, a 21st century … Continue reading →
May 5, 2016
FIRE! New Novel published in UK today!
LONDON 1666… AND THE DEVIL MUST HAVE HIS DUE Hallo all! So sorry I’ve been missing so long. Shakespeare has sucked away all my time for so many weeks. But now I can announce that my new novel FIRE has … Continue reading →
April 6, 2016
Shakespeare 400: My month of living Shakespeareanly
It’s nearly here. April 23rd will be the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. And that day is one in my month of living Shakespeareanly. (OK, I know its not a word. But he made up so many, aren’t … Continue reading →
February 1, 2016
They moved her bones: Thoughts on revisiting Anne Boleyn in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.
Now I would never claim to be a poet. I haven’t done the training and I apologise to all my poet friends who have, for simply putting stuff out there sometimes. But once in a while a work requires the … Continue reading →
November 13, 2015
SHAKESPEARE 1600: The One Man Show is here!
SHAKESPEARE 1600: The One Man Show! I’m very excited! I’ve developed a one man show around my research for my novel ‘Shakespeare’s Rebel’… and I’ve even made a trailer for it! Watch it here. Then book me to bring the … Continue reading →
August 29, 2015
‘On Shakespearean roguery, plaguey serial killers and theatre’: The Radio Interview
This morning I was a guest on the CBC radio show North By North West with the wonderful Sheryl MacKay. A more comprehensive interview is on the website wherein I wax most lyrical on the influence of Hamlet on my … Continue reading →
August 4, 2015
Sweet Smoke: My love affair with hookahs
A good friend, my travelling ‘brother’ Allan Eastman – film and TV director, bon vivant, gourmet, ancient history obsessive, philosopher – sent me this picture taken yesterday in one of our favourite places in the world: a narghile emporium in … Continue reading →
July 27, 2015
Dracula in Serbia: New readers react to ‘Vlad: The Last Confession’
It is always a thrill for me to gain new fans. To find that a novel of mine has reached another readership. I always say that I am not writing for some anonymous market but for one reader at a … Continue reading →
July 6, 2015
C.C Humphreys: The Rest of the Speech #HNSDenver2015
Everyone has been so kind about my poem – and I’ve had a number of requests for the rest of the speech. So here it is, along with a photograph of me in mid rant! You’ll all remember, I’m sure, … Continue reading →
