by David West | Jan 27, 2023 | News
I digress from historical fiction to consider HS2 which is in the news today. The Sun has reported that the line may be terminated at Old Oak Common rather than Euston. Passengers would have to complete their journey to “Central London” via the Elizabeth Line. Euston...
by David West | Jan 26, 2023 | News
I ordered The Young Richelieu eight weeks ago and it has now arrived. The delay was, almost certainly, caused by the mail strikes. Understandably, I had begun to lose all hope of reading Elizabeth Marvik’s biography of Armand-Jean Du Plessis de Richelieu. Therefore, I...
by David West | Jan 24, 2023 | News
Claire and I watched a chilling programme, last night, on BBC2 called “How the Holocaust Began”. James Bulgin, who created the Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War Museum, presented it. As with the holocaust itself, the programme gradually ratchets up the level of...
by David West | Jan 20, 2023 | News
Last night I attended my first meeting of the Corsham Writers Workshop. I posted about my excitement when I learnt of this local writers group at my village Christmas Fayre. My excitement was entirely justified. There were five of us. We were a mix of poets, short...
by David West | Jan 17, 2023 | News
I have been experimenting with two types of Amazon advertising campaigns, sponsored product and sponsored brand. Sponsored product was my first campaign. A book is a product, so I started with my first book, The Spy who Sank the Armada. I launched the campaign on both...
by David West | Jan 15, 2023 | News
My friend Barry Biggs made some excellent comments about my last post. He’s holding out on converting to an EV at the moment because there are alternative drive systems that may ultimately be better for the environment. In particular he’s concerned about the lithium...
