To New Beginnings…

Well, here we go again… Welcome to the new site, got lots of stuff in & part-way through & all the way out of the pipeline, and I will be sharing all of that here on the website, and over on Instagram, so here’s to the start of a new journey… Hope to see you…

An Ode to Tony Hart: The Amber Gallery

Though Morph, Chaz and Mr. Bennett couldn’t make it to the launch of The Amber Moon Part One: Of Shadows & Dragons, one week ago today, a lot of others did. So sit back and listen to the haunting string melody of Cavatina, composed by Stanley Myers and beautifully played by John Williams… and allow…

An Ode to the Selfless: Aftermath of a Book Launch

On September the 8th, 2017, Blackwell’s Bookshop in Portsmouth gave birth to The Amber Moon Part One: Of Shadows & Dragons. [Brilliant Pic by Claire Tewkesbury] The thing about these events is that however much they help to massage a writer’s ego that has been battered more times than Friday-night cod fillets, none of it…

The Amber Moon Part One: Of Shadows & Dragons – Cover Reveal

So here it is, the brand new cover for The Amber Moon Part One: Of Shadows & Dragons. Really pleased with it and very excited ahead of the Kindle release and the Paperback launch. News on both coming very soon! Front Cover Image © Cornelius20 ID 66864264 | Dreamstime.com

THE AMBER MOON PART ONE: OF SHADOWS & DRAGONS – coming soon!

The Third and penultimate book in my Wings, Wands & Weird Worlds series will be available on Kindle and in Paperback soon. I’ll keep you posted on the release dates and the all important cover reveal in the coming weeks, but to whet your appetite here is the back cover blurb… Over four deadly trials…

#RISE: EP7: EATING DAD

They want me out there. Think that they can lure me to them. Dad always warned me about two for one deals. My heart is breaking as they take a bite from his shoulder. The flesh tears. He smiles through it all and then he’s gone. I just watched my dad get eaten. Part of…

Brain Feeding: A Christmas Carol

‘I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.’ Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol, Stave 4, Dec 19, 1843…

#RISE – My new Blog Series

She followed me for some time down dark alleys and through derelict building sites, her breathing ragged and heavy at my back.

I’m not being funny, but you have to…

The world is full of criticism. The world is full of euphoria. To find a balanced view in a world now ruled by the 5-star-review, is tough, so all we can ever expect, at best, is honesty. And it’s all you hope for when you receive reviews of your own work from critique partners &…

Writing Tips for Christmas Day

Many writers have to work two if not more jobs and are used to working on their W.I.P’s (work-in-progress) in mornings, evenings and weekends around their ‘day-job’ schedule, grabbing any spare time they can in the few quiet moments that exist in a modern life. Despite the hectic work schedule of any household running a faultless Christmas Day of family entertainment, the…