No, my nose isn’t blocked, but I have been down with a nasty flu. Am better now, though, and staring at the boulder I’m supposed to be pushing uphill. However, I have a couple of problems. Let us equate each writing idea as a hand-hold, dear reader, and we’ve got to get enough leverage on …
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Only Blimmin’ Moaning
Nano update today: My crime thriller, Only Bloody Money, which I will describe as A Very British Nobody has now completed second draft, and it’s looking good. Thrillers are generally 80 – 100k, but this in only 77k. I could pad it out a bit more, but would rather keep it tight-on. Have fun, adventurers.
Book-a-Brac
Just a quick reminder that my most recent title, The Covenant is 50% off in the UK Kindle Store from today until 08 May, and the promotion will be also available in the US Kindle Store from 03 May, to 09 May. Most of my other titles are now also in Kindle Unlimited, so if …
VE Day
Just a couple of quick notes from me today to let you know that from 01 May 2025 to 08 May 2025 my vampire-slaying, gun-toting, close-protection book The Covenant will be 50% off in the Kindle Store. That’s not all: To commemorate Victory in Europe Day, my Middle-grade ‘The Knitted Knomes‘ about a bunch of …
Nightscares
Had a terrible ‘dream’ last night about my writing. It was quite disturbing, all told and frighteningly realistic. I’d applied to go on a writers’ retreat hosted by a university not far away from me. The retreat was, essentially, an excuse to get away from things currently annoying my nipples off IRL, and hopefully gain …
Hard re-Start
After yesterday’s prelude I thought I’d drop in a sprat of Only Bloody Money‘s first chapter. On top of this, The Covenant has been enrolled in Kindle Select, so watch out for a deal promotion soon. Here’s the snippet (350 words, should be a quick read): When Officer Mike Henley was murdered, no-one knew what …
Righting Group
I recently joined another writing group run by our local council, which operates from a library of the town just up the road. It has a variable clientèle which bases itself on being a friendship group first and foremost, and as such my writing isn’t really going anywhere. I’m trying to help, but most of …
The Dawn Breaks
Second star to the right, and straight on ’til morning… J.M Barrie, Peter Pan. All of January, and much of February is now gone. Where have I been? The usual, under the weather with whatever bloody awful flu or virus can be had. It’s put me out and held me up, no mistake – but …
Got You Covered
My man, the one and only (and recently award-winning – congrats Ken!) Ken Dawson over at Creative Covers has come through with some draft ideas for the cover of Covenant, my verisimilitude-thick, vampire-action coagulated, urban fantasy that combines John Steakley with Mi5. Still not sure on the actual title, might have to add ‘The’ or …
Ruthfullness
More tales from the dusk-haunted dark. Ruth Cassidy is our secondary POV deuteragonist. She wore a couple of different names before I settled on what she now goes by, and it was more by accident than design she was given something biblical. After all, Ruth is generally regarded as a heroine, and the etymology of …
Mightier Is The Pen 