I write comic-fantasy fiction with a light steampunk edge - usually involving eccentric characters and questionable decisions. But always tea and biscuits.
I live in an undisclosed location the UK and, when I’m not writing, I can be found in my real job or spending time with my family getting non-stop inspiration from both.
If you’d like to reach out for any reason (including the donation of biscuits and/or tea) feel free to drop me a line.

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A Peculiar Patron (The Witch's Path Book 1)

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Self-publishing? Easy! Self-marketing? Nightmare!

Apparently I need to tell my author journey, and I’m aware that nobody will read this…but:

Having written a book which I thoroughly enjoyed doing (and I hope to thoroughly enjoy finishing the series, too) I was excited to self-publish. Research, research and research again and I got what I needed and got to it.

Then found out that I had to market the damn thing!

How is this done? What wizardry is beh Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 13, 2026 09:53

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