Happy Christmas and thanks for reading

As has become a habit over recent years, I tend not to blog between 1 November and Christmas. The reason is twofold: one, after the colours of autumn have gone, there’s little to photograph as another mild winter sets in; and two, my attention turns fully to my WIP (‘work in progress’ for the non-writers among you). The very limited time I have to write means that focus is key, so this blog goes the way of most of my friendships: a regretful neglect to be caught up with and corrected later. On the plus side, The Repulse Chronicles, Book Five: The Race against Time is in production and will, with luck, be ready for publication in the early part of next year. News will of course appear here first.

In the meantime, have the best Christmas and festive period you can. Twenty twenty-one has been a tough year for many of us, and we deserve a break. Be safe, be warm, and stay healthy. Thank you for reading my books. You are what keeps me writing, telling these characters’ stories, and I really appreciate your time.

Here are a few pictures from our Polish Wigilia this evening, on a day that began with the first white Christmas in Warsaw for many a year: