Yep, not only is The Druid, book 1 in my Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles, in the UK Prime Reading program just now, but during May the Kindle edition will only cost 99p! If you haven't read it yet, now is the best time to give it a go! Click HERE to check it out.... Continue Reading →
Question for readers – long or short, which do you like best?
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 →
Some audiobook reviews – Terry Pratchett, Bernard Cornwell, Graham Hancock, Dr Penny Sartori, and Donnie Eichar
I listen to quite a lot of audiobooks nowadays, through the Audible app on my phone or tablet. I got into it when I had to proof-listen my own audio versions (read, of course, by the fantastic Nick Ellsworth) and it's a great way to enjoy books you might not have time to physically read.... Continue Reading →
Self-published/ indie authors? What do you think of them and what can we do differently?
Question for you all: self-published/ indie authors - do you read them (other than me, obviously!)? I must admit, although I'm one myself and I like to think my books are alright, I DO still feel pleasantly surprised when I read something by another indie and find that it kicks ass and isn't riddled with... Continue Reading →
My editor
Bernard Cornwell. Ben Kane. Jilly Cooper! I don't really know why, but I haven't made much of the fact I hired an editor to work on Wolf's Head who had previously worked on best-selling books by the above authors. Ben Kane helped me find her and I was overjoyed to find out she had worked on... Continue Reading →