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Much of my time is being spent on working with my editor on the final draft of Magnum Opus. It is a huge undertaking but must be done as soon as possible. I want to get this book published in the next month or so. I have been offered the opportunity to do a book…

Great to have so many of you visiting my site. Do please let me know your thoughts and opinions. I’ve had some awful IT issues recently and as we speak I am waiting for my IT chap to come and help me (again!). I do wonder how most people cope with the electronic world. I…

This is the first draft cover design of my 5th book, Magnum Opus, featuring an English Castle, a Damascus Mosque, a medieval leather book and a pigeon! All relevant to the story. So pleased to have such good feedback on this cover with some useful suggestions, particularly on Linkedin, with some on Facebook and Instagram….

Amazon has suspended ads for my first 2 books, Michmash and Armageddon. These number 700 so its a serious blow to my marketing efforts and sales. I have found out that this is due to the Israel/Palestine current troubles, where these books are set. Of course the events in my books happened over 100 years…

I’ve just sent my final version to my wonderful Editor, Alison and looking forward to her alterations and suggestions and receiving them back. That’s when the hard work starts! My designer Jason will soon complete the first impressions and I cant wait see these. I will post them here for all to see. Also on…

I’m really happy that I now have my book back from the publishers and now have an opportunity to republish it myself, like my other books. I plan to rename it and rewrite the story, using my own exceIlent editor Alison once again. I will use my brilliant artist Jason to design the cover. I…

While I am waiting for my new book number 5 to be ready, I am thinking about the previous four books I have published over the past ten years. I love all of my stories and I hope you like them too. My favourite book is of course the Michmash Miracles. This was my first…

I have just sent off my first draft to my editor. This for me is a very important moment. She is going to write a critique and I’m very anxious about her opinions. After 3 years of graft and 74k words I’ve no idea of the quality of my work. At least when she tells…

Do you like background music when you are working? If so, what kind of music do you like which doesn’t distract you but helps you concentrate. Does Rock, Pop or Garage relax you, or would you prefer Country. When I am writing I like to have good classical music playing – not the noise of…

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…