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 PopMaster
For those of you who've never heard of PopMaster, it's a weekday pop quiz hosted by Ken Bruce on his Radio 2 show. Over eight million people regularly listen in as two contestants are posed ten pop-related questions each. The highest-scoring contestant wins, and gets the chance … [Read more...]
F*ck You, 2020 – Hello, 2021
I'm writing this post in the first week of December - a week or two before the release of my eleventh novel, Terms May Apply. As you can tell from the infrequency of my blog posts, I only tend to write when I have something to say. In the case of this post, it's as much about … [Read more...]
Want to Write a Book?
I receive several emails a week from folks who've read my books and would love to write their own. So, I decided I'd put together a basic overview of my writing strategy, together with the process I go through to stock Amazon's shelves. I would stress that this is my process. … [Read more...]
News & Questions – August 2020
Well, here we are - three-quarters through the year, and what a bloody year! I'd rather not dwell on the lockdown and barrage of shitty news so now I've acknowledged it, all I'll say is I hope the worst is behind us. My aim this year was to release three books. Headcase came … [Read more...]
One Step Back, One Step Forward
As my writing career has developed, I've got into the habit of pausing halfway through each project and taking stock. As part of that process, I download what I've written to my Kindle and read it back as if I'd just bought it on Amazon - it's a different experience from reading … [Read more...]
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