South America: Interlude
I don’t expect anyone who drops in occasionally to this site to make sense of the daily plans and monthly […]
Peru for Foodies: Travels Through Peru’s Distinctive Culinary Regions – Article for Lonely Planet
I suppose it is not for nothing that I have the protagonist of Roebuck, 16th century South American gentleman adventurer […]
When the Well Runs Dry… One Solution to Writer’s Block
This post is intentionally left, by the way, with the title surrounded by blackness. Following up writing one’s first novel […]
About that Second Novel…
I am working on it. Really I am. The thing with a second novel is that it is a follow-up: […]
Roebuck Hits Amazon’s Top 100!
Amazon has some 360,000 titles within its historic fiction section, so it’s with some pride that I say that Roebuck […]
Guest Speaker at the Ilminster Literary Festival, June 2nd
Everyone: it’s not too late! There is still time to grab your thinking cap and head on down to Ilminster […]
Interview for Go Eat Do – on Roebuck, the Amazon and my Latest Novel
It’s always an honour and a privilege when journalists want to interview me about my writing – particularly my fiction […]
Interview with A Lover of Books: on Roebuck, Writing Techniques and Inspirations
It was my pleasure to be interviewed recently by the lovely creator of the A Lover of Books blog on […]
Interview With A Writer of History…
Back in December, in an event which got a little lost in the general festive season furore, I had the […]
Want to Get Your Hands on a Copy of my Debut Novel Roebuck? Here’s How…
As of December 4th my debut novel hit the shops – here’s a guide to where and how you can […]
On Old Ships, Sugar Mill Enslavement and Man-Eating Tribes: How my Debut Novel Became a Reality – Article for British Guild of Travel Writers
It does look, from the homepage particularly, like I’m getting egocentric (two pictures of the first six with my image, […]
Bridging the Gaps: Overcoming the Obstacles of Historical Fiction – Article for Writing.ie
Writing.ie – for those of you not in the know – is Ireland’s premier literary magazine and resource. Whatever aspect […]
Roebuck Book Launch – A Big Thank You!
AFTER an occasion which you have been looking forward to not merely for weeks, but for years (in the case […]
Roebuck Just Off the Press!
It’s been a huge amount of work over the past few months but together with my publisher, Urbane Publications, and […]
Roebuck Launch Venue is Confirmed!
I’m delighted to announce that the venue for the Book Launch of Roebuck has now been confirmed – and as […]
Going Swimmingly: Roebuck Featured on Squid Inc – With the Opening Chapter to Read for Free!
I’m honoured to announce that Roebuck is currently billing as highly regarded Squid Inc Publishing’s featured read! That’s right: THE […]
Luke and his Words... 