First Draft

Good Morning. My first book The Michmash Miracles has been my most successful to date and its where my writing adventures started. These are historical fiction. I am still excited about the story which I uncovered in Palestine some years ago. The revelation that a modern battle can be won by learning the strategy used…

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 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…

I am re-reading my book, From Eden to Babylon, with a view to rewriting and remarketing the book. I would now like to self-publish the book, after it has previously been published by others. I will rename it, which will be quite a challenge as I really like the current title, but there is no…

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…

I am always amazed how people, even in the direst situations, insist on celebrating Christmas. In 1915, the British Indian army was trapped in a bend of the River Tigris by the Ottomans, and bombarded endlessly. By Christmas 1915 they had been under siege three weeks and were sheltering in one of the many trenches…