I find it really hard to switch between writing projects because I like to get right inside the heads of my characters and the period each novel is set in. Yet, right now, I'm working on the sequel to The Druid, called Song of the Centurion, and also a standalone novel about a young girl taken to Britannia... Continue Reading →
Woke up this morning to see The Druid at the top spot in one of Amazon's charts, even beating Outlander! And a new review of the book has been posted by blogger Speesh Reads, you really need to check it out, he always writes insightful and amusing reviews. "a triumph, an honest to goodness, self assured triumph"... Continue Reading →
As I always do when a new novel is complete, I sent my cover designers a rough idea of how I wanted the cover to look. For The Druid I asked for big fonts, the carnyx, stone circle - everything you see here. I wasn't really prepared for just how AWESOME they would make it though! Honestly,... Continue Reading →
My new book The Druid and, much more so it's sequel, Song of the Centurion, feature Dumbarton Castle as a location. The main character and, to my mind, star of the books, Bellicus the warrior-druid, is based at this fantastic ancient fortress although he does travel all around Britain. The series is set in the fifth... Continue Reading →
I haven't posted much here for a while but I think it's time to let everyone know what's happening right now with regards to my new projects. The Druid, book 1 in my forthcoming brand new series set in 5th century Britain, is finished and with my agent. Unfortunately for us, historical fiction of this... Continue Reading →
The Druid, the first book in my new series set in post-Roman Britain, begins in a place now known as Milton, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Located a couple of miles past the western end of the Antonine Wall, there's been a settlement there for millenia and, overlooking the village, is Dumbuck Hill which, nowadays, is... Continue Reading →
A LOT of work goes into a historical novel. Actually writing the thing is the easy part! To begin with you have to do a lot of research before you even think about putting cursor to screen because, unless you're already familiar with your chosen period, you really need to get a feel for it.... Continue Reading →
As you'll know if you've read my Forest Lord series it was orginally planned to be a trilogy but ended up as four full-length novels. I'd read things like Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories and felt like they'd have been better as a shorter series. Similarly, the first three Shannara novels by Terry Brooks were great... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in a previous post I knew I'd need to write some songs for my druid, Bellicus, to sing in the new book. As it happens, the opening scene features a song but I didn't have any lyrics for it, just an idea of how it might sound. So, today, I somehow came... Continue Reading →
