As promised! The thick wall they’d just vaulted was a difficult climb, but not insurmountable. Looking at it from this side wasn’t so rosy. Archer saw it was a mess of scorched and pock-marked brick. At the base, buttressed with thick footings, stark pieces of bone were strewn amongst the assorted debris. A cracked, jawless …
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The Big Push
Ok. So here we are. I have received the final covers from the Pixel Wizard Ken Dawson over at Creative Covers. Further, I have completed the revisions from Polly at Magic Pencil. I can honestly say, I have some of the best freelancer support going. As an aside, Polly is also a knitter, and has …
War Mages Monday (III)
I’m wondering if I should title these with the chapters the extracts come from. What do you think? Let me know in the comments! Anyway, here’s this week’s preview of the hellscape that is Sharpshooter. When the team left the arming room, they found the submarine had been lowered into position. Walking down the quay, …
War Mages…Wednesday?
My internet b0rked over the weekend, so this instalment is a little late, apologies! Boots smashed in time along the corridor, a trample of men marching in line. Checking his watch, Garfield didn’t expect this to take long. When a man was offered a reprieve from death, only a lunatic would refuse. He found he …
War Mages Monday (II)
Just to continue the trend, here’s another instalment of my upcoming novel War Mages: Sharpshooter. He cast his gaze out, over the lines of trenches stretching away into the distance, a giant zip, or maybe a scar, cut into the flesh of the Earth. Stretching all the way from Switzerland up to the French coast, …
War Mages Monday (I)
As promised, here’s a snippet of Sharpshooter. I may run a weekly release anywhere from 200-500 words depending on how it goes. Enough to be a quick read. Without further ado, here’s the first: Prologue: MONDAY, 11th AUGUST, 1919. 0303Hrs Alarm bells rang out across Antwerp’s fortified containment wall, spurring the Imperial German Army to …
Best Laid Plans
Sharpshooter has hit a stumbling block or three, which means my release date will be pushed back. I hoped to have it out this year, but it’s looking likely that it will go into 2024. Now this is annoying, but it is completely my own fault, not that of my Dauntless Crew, busy proofing and …
Sequel Bait
I’ve been working on War Mages again, only this time, the second book. I was torn between calling it Stormtrooper and Hard Target, but here’s the blurb anyway. *** The Great War is paused by a ceasefire. Brokered by the Americans, it allows families across the world to count the cost. Still, the terror casts …
Battle Dressed
Change of pace for today/this week. After firing Warhammer at everyone, it’s time to actually promote my own stuff: This is the final test version cover of my upcoming novel War mages: Sharpshooter. Big thanks to my cover designer Ken. Seriously, this guy is making some real moves, so it’s amazing he even has time …
128 Days Later
The keen-eyed amongst you will spot that I can’t count, and am going for the cheap laugh. That’s about the state of my humour at the moment, since I’m running on empty. I’ve queried 25 agents with War Mages: Sharpshooter, but not a single one is interested. One of them, who will remain nameless, promised …
Mightier Is The Pen 