1st Draft Complete
Evening folks. Just completed 1st draft of latest novel. Stay tuned for updates. 86,000 words of pure awesome. Probably.
Evening folks. Just completed 1st draft of latest novel. Stay tuned for updates. 86,000 words of pure awesome. Probably.
Afternoon all. Been an age since my last post. An author friend of mine, super talented fantasy writer Frion Farrell, has been busy lately. She’s made the brave decision to publish her books through Kindle Direct Publishing. Previously Frion’s books were available by a more traditional route but, for various reasons, she felt it was …
As I write this short piece both Colin Dexter and Morse are trending on Twitter. This is good because if anybody is unfamiliar with either name, there’s a decent chance they’ll learn more about this great writer and his famous detective, thanks to the medium of Twitter. I like this because it goes against everything …
Just a quick post to say what a great evening I’ve had. A friend of mine, the very talented writer Frion Farrell, invited me to talk to a group of writers at the creative writing school she runs – Platform One in Carnforth. They meet in a room above a pub which is perfect for …
Hi all, I’ve enrolled in the annual Smashwords promo – Read an Ebook Week. From today until the 11th March all my books will be discounted by 50%! Here’s a link to my profile page on the Smashwords site. Scroll down to see my books. Jamie’s Smashwords Profile Page When you click on the book …
Evening all, As the post title suggests I’ve signed up to this years National Novel Writing Month. I’ll be honest. I’m not quite sure I see the point of it. I’ve been aware of the event for some years and I know a number of people who take part every year. I’ve done some reading …
I want to publicise my new book The Ring of the Lord. It is a humour/fantasy novel out on Sept 19, price £2.99/$2.99. you can pre-order it here – UK http://amzn.to/2bBVN1O US http://amzn.to/2bBVELJ Here’s a short extract from the opening chapter of The Ring of the Lord. DREG. 5030 BC. The Middle-earth shire of Dreg, in the Gondor region, …
Afternoon all, So, progress report. After several weeks of effort the website is looking marvellous. I’ve refreshed my friendship with Smashwords which, as most of you will know, means all my books are now available pretty much everywhere. I’m particularly pleased with the Apple iBooks and Barnes and Noble elements of this agreement. There is …
Wide open spaces, room for thought? One of the joys of living on the shores of Morecambe Bay is the wide open spaces. There’s this huge expanse of sky that seems to go on for ever at times. Admittedly I live on the other side of the Bay to Jamie, but when I feed sheep …
So here it is. New website, new blog. Hope you like it. Feel free to leave feedback via the handy contact form I’ve provided. Essentially I’ll be updating this blog with news of my latest books as well as more general musings. You might like them, you might not. You can find out about me …