Sunday, August 17, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
My new fav house
It's on an island in the Thames where the Magna Carta was signed. A bargain at £4M.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Free TStR Giveaway!
Drawing 8/9! To put your name in the hat, send a comment here with your name, screen name, code name, etc. Or tweet me @tosavetherealm.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Changes...
...in Wells, Somerset. Britain's smallest city is having growing pains. It's a lovely place, and I hope they can preserve its charm. (I was married there.)
Another 5-star at Amazon!
Thank you to "mukianna" for your review! I appreciate the good words so much. This is the kind of thing that keeps an indie author going!
"Really great storyline with believable characters, especially towards the end when the fantasy characters come into play so smoothly
that you hardly notice they're fantasy! I give this book five stars because its the kind of book I would usually avoid like the plague but ended up enjoying very much. To my absolute shock, I didn't want it to end!"
"Really great storyline with believable characters, especially towards the end when the fantasy characters come into play so smoothly
that you hardly notice they're fantasy! I give this book five stars because its the kind of book I would usually avoid like the plague but ended up enjoying very much. To my absolute shock, I didn't want it to end!"
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Free book giveaway!
I'm giving away a free copy of To Save the Realm once a month! Drawing is on the 9th! Either leave a comment to this posting or tweet me @tosavetherealm!
Friday, July 11, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
New, thrilling chapter one!
For To Save the Realm! The scene is the death of Brock's Aunt Marcy on the hillfort, Abbott Edge. The chapter is more exciting than the previous first chapter and lays out some of the themes of the story.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Thank you to Andy!
I would like to thank Andy Vallis for accepting my article for MidSomerset newspapers, and for doing a great job with the editing and layout.
Here's a link to the article in the Wells Journal.
Here's a link to the article in the Wells Journal.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
To Save the Realm in the News
I wrote an article for the MidSomerset News which will appear in four Somerset newspapers! including the Wells Journal and the Shepton Mallet Gazette. The piece talks about To Save the Realm and its connections to Somerset. Nice pic of South Cadbury hillfort. Pic of me was taken in Old city Java.
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Richard Booth Bookshop
I've sent a copy of To Save the Realm to this bookshop in Hay-on-Wye, a veritable haven for books.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Record Store Day
Records are magical things. When I was young I knew a boy who thought there were small people in the grooves of the record, and they would make noise when the needle ran over them!
Friday, April 18, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Bill Haley and the Comets
Rock Around the Clock was maybe the first rock and roll hit. It was recorded in 21 minutes and has sold 40 million copies.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Another 5-star at Amazon
Thank you to Alan Burnes for his 5-star review of To Save the Realm at Amazon. Here is what he had to say:
It takes a special art to blend great appreciations of rock and roll, late 50's in the American south, rural England and interaction with the fae and make it all work. If what you are looking for is a conventional thriller / shoot em up then pass this by. I savored this over several days and had great difficulty putting it down. Always the question "What is going on and what does it mean?" I look forward to the next installment and will definitely buy it.
It takes a special art to blend great appreciations of rock and roll, late 50's in the American south, rural England and interaction with the fae and make it all work. If what you are looking for is a conventional thriller / shoot em up then pass this by. I savored this over several days and had great difficulty putting it down. Always the question "What is going on and what does it mean?" I look forward to the next installment and will definitely buy it.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
10 Best Movies of All Time
According to the Independent. They left out Local Hero, Stormy Monday, The Last Picture Show, Quadrophenia, Ride with the Devil, and Snatch!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Snake on the loose!
In Shepherd's Bush! I'm against all importation of exotic species. And especially snakes! South Florida is a no-go are for me forever more.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
From the DM
A story on McIlhenny's tobasco sauce.The ingenuity of people amazes me. McIlhenny's owns just 20 acres of land on Avery Island, Louisiana, and produces about $2 million a year of hot sauce. They can bottle 700,000 bottles a day.
Agents
I'm in the process of contacting agents. I've had a few interesting and thoughtful responses, but so far no takers. Keep on tryin'!
Thank you again!
I'd like to thank 'Vorpal' for his 5-star review of TSTR at Amazon. He had some interesting takes on the tome!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Sequel to TSTR
Now that the 2nd edition of To Save the Realm is done and out on Amazon, I'm working on the sequel. It's 1964 and Alfred St. John Sherbourne has called Brock back to England. I've finished the first chapter!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
2nd Edition of To Save the Realm
The 2nd edition of the paperback should be ready by Monday or Tuesday. In the meantime, the Kindle edition is available here.
Thanks to you lot who've already bought Kindle version!
Thanks to you lot who've already bought Kindle version!
Thank you...
...to the Instapundit, who gave my book a mention on his quite popular blog site. It has resulted in some new readers and a new 5-star review at Amazon.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
New Edition of To Save the Realm
A new Kindle edition of TSTR is available at Amazon. The paperback is still going through the publishing process. Buy it and read it!
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
New Edition of To Save the Realm Out Soon
I've revised To Save the Realm a good deal. It'll be done in a month or so. If you have the first edition, save it.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Into the Valley of Death rode the 600...
Scroll down and look at the photo showing the number of spent cannon balls. Terrifying!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Quietest Place in Britain
I spent the first week in January near here once. I've never slept better in my life.