by David West | Sep 16, 2022 | News
As we watched Queen Elizabeth II being taken on a gun carriage of the Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace for the lying in state in Westminster Hall, I was reminded of another ancestor, Elias Standen my 3rd great-grandfather. Elias served as a sergeant...
by David West | Sep 15, 2022 | News
Whether you believe in an immortal soul, what Gilbert Ryle called the ghost in the machine, or not, the spirit of Queen Elizabeth II lives on. It lives on through King Charles, Prince William and Prince George. I’m not thinking of genetics, or line of succession,...
by David West | Sep 13, 2022 | News
I recently posted about waiting. I’m still waiting for the editorial reviews of Called to Account. But there has been some progress in other areas. Simon has finished the audio files for the audiobook of The Spy who Sank the Armada. I’ve been listening to them, and...
by David West | Sep 12, 2022 | News
Every book needs an inciting moment. It’s a change that leads to conflict, or a conflict that leads to change. It’s what gets the story started. They say everyone has a book in them. I have five now, and a short story in an anthology. The journey has been interesting....
by David West | Sep 8, 2022 | News
In this case the monster was a tangled mat of roots filling our garden pond. Claire declared that the whole thing had to come out. She donned her waders, got into the pond, and we set to work. You may have read my review of The Seven Basic Plots in Readers Club....
by David West | Sep 7, 2022 | News
Waiting, so much waiting. Between books writing can be something of a waiting game. I’m expecting editorial reviews of the fourth book Called to Account. The Kirkus review is due on 3rd October, and reviews from LoveReading and The Historical Fiction Company are due...
