by admin | Feb 10, 2022 | Samples, Writing news
I’m currently writing my 4th book, codenamed ‘Berlin, 1946’, a dark thriller set in Germany’s defeated capital. The strapline I think I will use is; “A cold war starting, a vengeance burning”. Sound interesting? Check out the rough,...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Muses, My journey
Happy Christmas (Eve) readers, There’s an Irish-named pub in the town where I live here in the south of Spain. I won’t name it, for reasons that will soon become clear. It’s not my ‘regular’ haunt – and to be frank, I don’t...
by admin | Dec 17, 2021 | Muses, My journey
One of the most fruitful ways I know to generate stories is to take a walk. Living in the south of Spain (in Andalusia), I’m very lucky to be surrounded by magnificent countryside; a sea that can be as calm as bathwater, rolling hills that get covered in a haze...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Books, Writing news
I share something in common with Dan Brown. It’s a tenuous link, I grant you. When watching a series of videos on Masterclass a few months back, Brown shared with us mere mortals that for one of his early books he made a mockup of the cover before he started...
by admin | Sep 28, 2021 | Writing fiction
This is another question that I am asked often. For other authors, the answer could be anything from a few weeks, to several months, a few years, or even a decade. It depends on many factors, naturally. For me, having finished three books now, it’s ranged from just...
