A college student recently contacted me to ask if I'd help with part of her course. In short, she had to select her ideal career and then ask five questions to someone within that industry. The student in question wants to be a full-time author, and as her questions are quite … [Read more...]
A Heads-Up – New Year, New Pricing
I recently ran a reader poll on social media, asking you (my lovely readers) if I should hike the price of my ebooks from £2.99 to £3.99 - 85% of you said I should. I would add that I haven't increased the price of my books in about five years and like everyone, I've been feeling … [Read more...]
Live Event – Meet The Time Travellers
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, … [Read more...]
2022/2023 News Update
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 … [Read more...]
The Spring 2022 ‘Double Denim’ Update
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 … [Read more...]
An Ode to Kenneth
Last year I decided I no longer wanted to work with a publishing company for my audiobooks. That meant I'd have to take responsibility for all new releases - finding a narrator, managing the script, dealing with revisions, and publishing the finished audiobook. After several … [Read more...]
Five Year Anniversary
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...]
Waiting in The Sky – An Explanation
It's been one week since I hit the publish button on Waiting in The Sky, and I've been blown away with positive responses. To everyone who has bought, read, and reviewed it, please accept my heartfelt thanks. A number of readers have mentioned that it's different from my other … [Read more...]
Spring is Here, Time For an Update
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 … [Read more...]
The Day I Attempted Pop Master
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 … [Read more...]
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