We drove back to Jerusalem, and on to the road to Bethlehem. I had cycles this route twice before, but I was surprised by the huge volume of traffic and the urban sprawl, between the cities. Finally we came to that awful wall dividing people and we had to leave our taxi and find another on…

This is my first post for some time while I have been waiting for the design of my new website. What do you think of it? Would you recommend I make any changes? Did you notice that my paperbacks are now on sale from the site courtesy of Bookvault. All you need to do choose…

Magnum Opus, my fifth book, is taking most of my free time. I am reacting to critiques from “Beta” readers who are kindly giving feedback. I don’t need of course to take their advice, but would be stupid to take no notice. Some of the readers are experienced authors. I have taken plenty of notice!…

I’m still quite new to writing and there is so much to learn. Its hard to imagine the time it takes to write a book, but actually the other activities take much more time. Research involves reading many books so that your stories are historically accurate and realistic. If you are a self-publisher you need…

This was a great story to research and write. The London Blitz was more horrific than many realise today. The docks and factories were bombed remorselessly and many of the people who worked there lived nearby. Many lost their houses and were killed alongside their families. The Blitz lasted 8 long months. The government of…

I am still rewriting “From Eden to Babylon” which I retrieved from the publishers and it will join my other self-published books. The above is the new title. I am adding a new chapter which includes the story of the extraordinary English nurse Edith Cavell, who helped so many wounded British and French soldiers escape…