I'm a little late in announcing this, about 6 weeks late in fact, but I have a new release out. You could say this is a book that began its life more than 30 years ago as a creative writing project at school when I was just 10. Inspired by Enid Blyton's The Famous Five,... Continue Reading →
Crime meets comedy, what could go wrong?
Now that it's the new year (Happy New Year everyone) I feel it is time for me to put a bit more effort into my books, both writing and promoting. With that in mind I am teaming up with Clint Forgy for some cross-promotion; I'm the crime, Clint's the comedy. He's also a good guy,... Continue Reading →
The Indie Authors Christmas Collection 2019
This is the first year of me doing this, so I hope everyone, readers and authors alike, will forgive me if it isn't as polished as it could be, and there are a few mistakes. I freely admit to not being perfect. To say thank you to everyone in the community of Indie Authors who... Continue Reading →
A Preview of Coming Attractions 1
It's been a while since I have published anything, and i'm sure my many readers and followers have been eagerly awaiting news of my next project, and hopefully news of book 6 in the Inspector Stone Mysteries. I have good news and bad news on the Inspector Stone front. First, the good. There is going... Continue Reading →
An Agatha Christie Style Murder Mystery
Available for pre-order A Stone’s Throw Inspector Stone Mysteries #5 A dead body really ruins your holiday. During a much-needed break in Devon, Inspector Nathan Stone finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation when the wife of the owner of the hotel is found killed. The last person to see her alive, he... Continue Reading →
Summer reading – a multi-genre catalogue
Carole P Roman, founder of Navigating Indieworld on Goodreads, has put together a catalogue of books in a variety of genres from authors in the far-reaching network she has established. Whether you like Romance, Mystery, Sci-fi, or you are looking for something to share with your children, you might even be something in the field... Continue Reading →
THE END…It’s only the beginning for a writer.
THE END, two words that carry a large emotional load for a writer. For some writers, typing THE END, whether literally or figuratively, brings an enormous sense of relief because they have finally finished working on a project that might well have been a struggle, while for others there is a tremendous sense of loss... Continue Reading →
Molehills everywhere, but not a mountain in sight.
As someone who suffers from stress, anxiety and depression I have always found it easy in the past to turn the smallest of molehills in the largest of mountains. No matter what happened I was likely to view a problem as the worst thing to ever happen to me, with the all too real possibility... Continue Reading →
Into The Fire: Inspector Stone Mysteries #4 – Cover reveal and preview
I've been working hard on the 4th book in my Inspector Stone Mysteries series and I am now getting close to the point where I will be making it available for pre-order. Just today I have received the cover files for the book from my designers, the fabulous http://www.derangeddoctordesign.com/ and my immediate thought was to reveal... Continue Reading →
A gold star for Written In Blood
I got one of the best surprises I could hope for today; I got an email from the cover designer I use to say that the cover for Written In Blood, my second released novel, has won a gold star in the ebook cover design awards for April 2017 from www.thebookdesigner.com I wasn't even aware... Continue Reading →