I am closer to publishing my latest book The Rivers of Eden. This is an updated and improved version of my earlier book From Eden To Babylon, with an additional chapter. I am expecting the edited version next week, when Alison Jack has weaved her magic. The first draft of the cover design, by Jason…
I am very fortunate to be part of the South West Indie Authors group and members are very supportive of each other. Two members have agreed to read my latest draft for The Rivers of Eden and make constructive comments. These good people are my Beta readers. Both of them have given me extremely helpful…
I have been a full time author since I closed my consultancy company in August 2025. I am delighted I made the move. I have been writing now for about ten years but its so refreshing to be free of business concerns, But I still never seem to have enough time to write, research and…
My year plan includes talks to groups. In the past my subjects have included “Why did I start writing?” My PowerPoint shows photos of my journey to Palestine to find a historic battlefield, hosting a biblical battle and another in 1918, three thousand years apart, and the reoccurring miracles. I have also given talks on…
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…
I have now completed my writing plans for 2026. Amongst many targets, I aim to attend 18 markets of various sorts, including book festivals. My passion is talking about my books and the history they cover, and in turn listening to peoples’ own experiences and knowledge. A conversation will typically start with someone telling me…
I have recently given another talk to The Over 55 Club at St Gregory’s Church, Cheltenham. My first talk was about my books and this time I was asked to talk about the Poppy Factory in Richmond, Surrey, where I have been involved for over 30 years. The Factory have been hugely supportive in supplying…
As a writer of historical fiction I spend too little time writing. Marketing takes up a huge proportion of my time as well as research, which can take the form of reading books, articles, the internet and visiting historical sites. I really love my travels to interesting historical places both here in the UK as…
Halloween Hype Halloween Hype Hi Readers Welcome to my October blog. I am now preparing for my talk to the Over 55s Club at St James Church, Cheltenham on Thursday 13th November (I like to prepare well in advance!). The subject is the history of the Poppy Factory in Richmond, Surrey, a charity I have…
I really enjoy meeting people and talking to them about my books and the history of the times and even more its great to listen to them and hear their stories. When showing my books about the history of the twentieth century, and in particular about the 2 world wars, most people respond “I had…
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