Happy Friday everyone. It’s time to reveal the cover for my first fantasy novel, Knight of Aslath. It’s been the topic of serious thought, research and work for months now. When I saw this photo it spoke to me straight away. This is Termaris, and here we are, face to face with the main character […]
My first post for a while, I have been busy and there’s lots to tell you about. Firstly, book one of the Dreaming God Chronicle is almost ready. So ready in fact that it has a cover (to be revealed shortly) and even an ISBN number. Really? After 15 years of writing? That’s so quick! […]
If you are a Game of Thrones HBO series fan, and didn’t hear about recent ‘Red Wedding’ spoiler splashed all over the cover of the Metro, you must have been on Mars. Or perhaps more appropriately, lost somewhere in the Dothraki Sea. Let’s just say that the Rains of Castamere episode which will make you question everything…. […]
The Temple of Shirith-Kah is coming to Arkavia, to destroy the old gods, burn the land and blacken the sky. In the shadows of the Velderwood, unwitting guardians defend the only thread of hope against a demon sent to destroy it. Termaris is a surly mercenary with a talent for killing, but he cares little for wars, […]
It’s official. If you have followed this blog for a while you will probably have wondered where I have been lately. It’s been close to a year since my last post. In social media terms, that’s like being dead. Perhaps you thought I had given it all up and become a buddhist monk on some hilltop, […]
For my first (very, very late) post of 2011, I want to talk about an issue which has been bugging me for some time. I don’t know the answer, but I know it’s something we should all be very aware of, as writer, readers and anyone who uses the internet. What compelled me to write […]
Ok, I hold my hands up. I haven’t written anything this week. Or month… Times goes quick when you break the routine and have to focus on other stuff. In my case it was having to commit more time to photography, shooting weddings, meeting clients and redesigning my website from scratch. There is still more […]
Firstly, apologies for my blogging absence for the last 2 weeks. I had to learn how to create my new photography website and migrate both my domain and emails for the first time – a steep learning curve! Anyway, today it’s back to writing. I recently took up martial arts again, this time something closer […]
Today I will briefly introduce you to another of my main characters, Macalla. A ghost. Not literally, you understand; this is a nickname given to the araquan people of the Velderwood. The araquan are an elder race, beautiful in an otherworldly fashion with skin as pale and flawless as virgin snow, white hair and grey almond-shaped eyes. […]
I feel a weight lifted from my shoulders. Ethné, one of my main characters, has a back story that I am finally happy with, and one which I hope will both intrigue and shock readers as it plays out through the chronicle. It happened while planning a rewrite of the last chapter of Warlords, to create […]