My Writing Year – 2014
Due to circumstances beyond my control (genuinely and very frustratingly) I found myself unable to continue with the sequel to Turn of the Tide in the first half of 2014.…
Freebie – final figures
It's been an exciting week - starting last Thursday when Capercaillie set Turn of the Tide to free download until Tuesday night. As I watched the book soar up the…
Weather, word count and (the vagaries of) WordPress
Yesterday it rained, seriously rained, and not realising that an online friend was living in France I got worried when she talked of a forecast of another week of heavy…
Is it me?
Someone recently asked me, having just finished reading Turn of the Tide, if Kate (the wife of my main character) was me? I can honestly say that thought had never…
3rd in Rubery International Short Story Competition
Delighted to be 3rd in Rubery Short Story Competition - pity about the commas! (Though I don't think I had too many - in fact re-reading the story between finding…
How nice is that?
First debut novel 'event' tomorrow in Blackwells, Edinburgh, http://www.cityofliterature.com/whats-on-results.aspx?sec=5&pid=23&item=3901 discussing 'Writing History' as part of the 'Previously' Festival. Then official book launch in Waterstones, Edinburgh on Thursday... a little bit…
Its really happening…
Just saw on twitter that friend has received my novel in post from The Book Depository - a week before official launch - I can start believing it now. EXCITING!!!
Starting out.
This is my very first post on my own blog, which hopefully I can post without older son at my elbow to point the way. (Tried earlier today and lost…