Well, what a week it has been! My second novel, The Sword and the Hounds, was published on the 23rd of July and got shared around a bit on social media by some amazing and lovely people, though from my end, it wasn’t quite the all-singing, all-dancing affair I had in mind… largely due toContinueContinue reading “Book release, book shops, book launch, and talking bollocks – my week after publication”
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The Sword and the Hounds – the who, what, when, where and why?
Tomorrow is the 23rd of July 2024 and the day my second novel will be released into the wild. To say I’m a little nervous would be an understatement, but I am also very excited. Quite a few people read The Book and the Blade (the first in the Arthur Crazy series) and the reviewsContinueContinue reading “The Sword and the Hounds – the who, what, when, where and why?”
The best bad review
Let me preface this by saying reviews are for readers, not for writers. As much as we needy pen-pushers are desperate for them and exceedingly grateful anytime a person takes the time to write a few words about our books, it’s not really our space to be in. Once a book is out in theContinueContinue reading “The best bad review”
It’s Yorkshire… we’re all a little pagan around here
I have just finished going through the first round of edits for The Sword and the Hounds and pressed send on the old email to my publisher. It is, officially, squeaky-bum time, ladies and gents! The Sword and the Hounds is the sequel to The Book and the Blade and is due out later thisContinueContinue reading “It’s Yorkshire… we’re all a little pagan around here”
Last days of the sale…
The Book and the Blade is on sale over on Amazon, ladies and gents. For the rest of the month (admittedly, not long) it will only cost a few dollars/pounds. So, now is the perfect time to have a little read of my comedy/horror about a drunk loner who sees dead people… because the sequelContinueContinue reading “Last days of the sale…”
Fly my pretty!
Reflections on launching a book into the ether At one point on Saturday I found myself sitting on the floor of a raised stage while all around me people I knew, people I’d just met, and people I’d never seen before talked and laughed and drank together. The pub was full, a long narrow hallContinueContinue reading “Fly my pretty!”