It’s been 10 months in the making but I think we’re finally ready for the off.  My second independently published novel, “A Silent Shore” is at long last ready to go!  Just finalising the last few details in preparation for publication in ebook and paperback formats….SO WATCH THIS SPACE 😀

M.C. Escher 1960 lithograph Ascending and Descending         N.B. This was originally posted 1st December 2011. Well now I’m in a pickle. I seem to have taken hold of my steadfast working model and pulled it to pieces for no good reason other than some deep seated belief that as ‘an artist’…

Who can believe it’s October already?  What with the recent heatwave in the UK, us Brits have been hard pushed to even remember that Summer is actually over, let alone that Christmas will soon be bearing down on us like a rabid reindeer.  With that in mind I recently checked my calendar and discovered it’s…

Hello! I’m still here – just got a little waylaid with kids, holidays, blah blah blah…oh and of course a little bit of writing 😉  Hope you all had a wonderful break and, depending on which side of the equator you sit, are looking forward to the new season and all the nonsense it brings.…

Sometimes life gets in the way, for good reasons and bad.  Thankfully my personal excuse for not blogging in recent weeks basically boils down to the kids being home 24-7 and summer holidays so I’m certainly not complaining; however it does mean I have been hugely distracted from my work.  In the bigger picture, the…

June 21st? Has it really been that long since I last posted? Such a slacker…. So, what can I tell you? First of all, paperbacks are approved and now available for sale through Lulu.com. http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/25-random-facts/16076061 Hopefully they will be supplying Amazon by the end of August but apparently it takes time to get into the…

I have news!  It’s not terribly huge or anything but it is kind of exciting… First of all, the print proof is here…. Can’t begin to explain how exciting it is to have an actual printed copy in my hands – even though I should really be championing the digital age seeing as that’s what…

That’s me.  “Two steps forward, one step back”… As the traditional working week comes to close I have at least managed to slowly wean myself off the Mac.  Well at least a little bit.  I even managed to watch a movie last night (‘Biutiful’ with Javier Bardem which I recommend though don’t expect more than…

So I’ve written it, blogged it and published it.  That should be enough shouldn’t it?  Apparently not.  Having chosen the DIY route for publishing ’25 Random Facts’ I am now faced with the daunting task of finding an audience.  No small feat, believe you me. In my naive head I had thought that the publishing…

Exciting times – ’25 Random Facts’ has finally been e-published and is available at Amazon UK  here: http://t.co/DpKWi73 as well as their US: http://t.co/4xJICO1 and German http://t.co/ypksNRj stores.  You can also find it at http://smashwords.com If you enjoyed the blog please lend your support in the form of a review or sale – both vitally important for the book…