Author and Renaissance wannabe
This is a rather strange book to add to my Influences section, as I’ve only just finished it for the first time, but I can’t believe I haven’t pick it up before (I loved Goodbye to Berlin) and I suspect if I’d read it when …
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First off, I loved this! The short novel (130 pages) is dystopia, climate change warning, hard Sci Fi, and philosophy all rolled into one, and it didn’t feel at all forced, despite the low word count. Ostensibly a near-future story of a young Chinese girl …
Read MoreI’m never anything other than honest, no doubt to my own detriment, and the launch of Hope Is A Six Letter Word was a mixture of (excuse the pun) hope, excitement, and crushing disappointment. Authors play the long game, and I’m happy that with time, …
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I will admit with this one that I partially judged a book by its cover. I really liked the cover image, title and blurb, even if I’m not certain that they necessarily reflect the content accurately, but that aside, I delved into the ‘YA’ tale, …
Read MoreIn the interests of tidiness (and for those of you viewing on a phone or tablet), I’ve edited my free fictions page a bit. To be honest no-one downloads the samplers of the novels anyway (and the ‘look inside’ feature on Amazon serves the same …
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It’s alive! Hope Is A Six Letter Word is now available to buy either online from Amazon (mybook.to/Hope2022) or from all good (and even the not-so-good) bookshops in all its paperback goodness. ISBN 9781838426774 It’s been a long journey this time but I’m happy to …
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The release of Hope Is A Six Letter Word is imminent now, so it’s time for me to enter author purgatory. All of the inspiration and graft of creation is complete, and I’m in that phase that most authors have to deal with; the terror …
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The Hook is a fast paced mystery romance, part crime, part love story. Kate, the protagonist, is a force of nature, solving mysteries, making jaded journalists fall in love with her, cooking perfect dishes and not getting annoyed at the man calling her “babe” all …
Read MoreFiction is easy. Relatively speaking, I mean. Over the most recent weeks, while Hope has been at reviewers, editors, etc, I’ve stepped aside from the next novel I was working on, to return to the (mainly) non-fiction book about my experiences of looking after my …
Read MoreThe release date for Hope Is A Six Letter Word draws near and I’d girding my loins (legal in your own home) for a few sales, and wondering what reviewers might say. I’m pleased to report that the wonderful Broadhursts of Southport will be stocking …
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