Another new book from me! Following Song of the Centurion in September, and Lucia in October, I expect my new Forest Lord novella Faces of Darkness (starring Little John and Friar Tuck) to be available in late December. Below is the cover art, along with a blurb that will probably change. The book runs to about 30,000 words, making this the longest novella... Continue Reading →
The Druid location – Duntocher again.
I was working the day job in Duntocher recently, a place Bellicus travels through in The Druid (he speaks to a woman there and she finds a coin under her foot if you recall the scene). Obviously there's a LOT of history in this area as it was on the Antonine Wall in Roman days and there... Continue Reading →
Author? Launching a new novel? Here’s some tips that might help you hit number 1!
This article came to be when I was asked by the Historical Novel Society to write something outlining how I went about launching my latest novel, The Druid. Some of the tips will not be relevant to you, and that's fine - these are just things that I tried with this particular book and it seemed... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year all!
2018 has been a great year for my writing - the last quarter in particular. I published The Druid two months ago and it's stayed high in the Amazon charts in both the UK and the USA ever since, garnering dozens of fantastic reviews along the way. Thank you to all who bought it and left their... Continue Reading →
August 2018 Update
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 →