I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog lately (translation: I've not had a lot to say), so I thought I should poke my head up and offer a quick update before you all assume I’ve retired to a commune in the Highlands. After rattling out nineteen novels in eight years, the grey matter eventually staged a sit-down protest and demanded a breather. So I’ve spent the past few months recharging — less … [Read more...]

In April 2016, I started writing my first novel, The ‘86 Fix. The only motivation for writing that novel was to put a tick on a bucket list and prove to myself that I could do it. However, nine years and nineteen novels on, I’m now a full-time author. A happy accident, some might say. The downside to my happy accident is that I never had a plan. For the last nine years, I’ve finished one novel … [Read more...]

Seeing as it's a new year, I thought it would be the ideal opportunity to provide a quick update on my progress with my latest book, The Fourth Clause. As many of you will be aware, I had a few issues with my creative flow in the last quarter of 2024, and that's primarily the reason behind the delay. However, life has been a bit up and down over the last month. On New Year's Eve, we sadly lost … [Read more...]

Whenever I meet someone and they ask what I do for a living, my reply is almost always met with a positive response: “That’s so cool,” or “What a wonderful way to earn a living.” Occasionally, someone will say, “You’re so lucky to be able to do a job you love.” To that, I smile whilst biting my tongue. For the record, there are many positive aspects to being an author. You get to share … [Read more...]

I'm delighted to confirm that on Saturday 14th October (2023), I'll be taking part in live event in Birmingham, called Meet The Time Travellers. Alongside my fellow time travel authors, Jason Ayres, Adrian Cousins, and Adam Eccles, I'll be discussing my books, characters, writing, and of course, time travel. The three-hour event will include a meet & greet, a Q&A session, and book … [Read more...]

There's clearly something wrong with the space-time continuum because it seems like only five minutes ago that we were complaining about the summer heat. Now, it's chuffing cold, and Noddy Holder is haunting my dreams. 2022 really has flown by. On the writing front, I was hoping to publish three books in 2022, but I didn't quite make it. I published The Strange Appeal of Dougie Neil in March, … [Read more...]

It seems only five minutes ago we were tucking into mince pies and drunkenly bumbling through Auld Lang Syne, but the Daffodils sprouting up in the garden suggest spring is now very much upon us. I've just hit the publish button on my thirteenth novel, The Strange Appeal of Dougie Neil, and now that's out of the way, I'm going to take a few days to de-stress. The run-up to every new release is … [Read more...]

On the 15th October 2021, it'll be exactly five years since the day I first published The '86 Fix. I can't quite believe how quickly those five years have flown, or how my career has unfolded since that day, but here we are … [Read more...]

I was only seven years old during the infamous Winter of Discontent in 1978, so I don't remember it. However, it's difficult to imagine it being any crappier than the winter we've just been through. I'm not a religious man but I'll gladly pray we never have another one like it. Thankfully, there's a touch of spring in the air, and the easing of the third lockdown is within touching distance - … [Read more...]

For those of you who've never heard of Pop Master, it's a weekday pop quiz hosted by Ken Bruce on his Radio 2 show. Millions of people regularly listen in as two contestants are posed ten pop-related questions each. The highest-scoring contestant wins, and gets the chance to play Three-in-Ten, and wins a digital radio (it's the BBC - budgets are tight, apparently). For the loser, public … [Read more...]