My Father, Richard Nixon, and Tony Hancock
Having connected my father with James Bond and Princess Anne, I thought this is a good way of telling his stories. My father was a dispatch rider with the Rifle Brigade in WWII, twice promoted to lance corporal and busted the next day following the celebrations. I’m...
Making Progress
I think I’m making progress. I’ve approved the 15 minute sample for the audiobook of Fire and Earth. ACX are going through their quality checks of the audio files for The Spy who Sank the Armada. If you don’t know what ACX is, it’s the Amazon owned company which...
My father, James Bond, and Princess Anne
It may seem an ambitious task to connect my father, James Bond, and Princess Anne, but bear with me. My father served in the Rifle Brigade in World War II. They were attached to 7th Armoured Division, the Desert Rats. I carry his shoulder flash in my wallet. One day I...
Royal Horse Artillery
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...
The Spirit of Queen Elizabeth the Second
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,...
Waiting Update
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...
The Inciting Moment
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....
Overcoming the Monster
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....
Waiting
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...
My Father, Richard Nixon, and Tony Hancock
Having connected my father with James Bond and Princess Anne, I thought this is a good way of telling his stories. My father was a dispatch rider with the Rifle Brigade in WWII, twice promoted to lance corporal and busted the next day following the celebrations. I’m...
Making Progress
I think I’m making progress. I’ve approved the 15 minute sample for the audiobook of Fire and Earth. ACX are going through their quality checks of the audio files for The Spy who Sank the Armada. If you don’t know what ACX is, it’s the Amazon owned company which...
My father, James Bond, and Princess Anne
It may seem an ambitious task to connect my father, James Bond, and Princess Anne, but bear with me. My father served in the Rifle Brigade in World War II. They were attached to 7th Armoured Division, the Desert Rats. I carry his shoulder flash in my wallet. One day I...
Royal Horse Artillery
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...
The Spirit of Queen Elizabeth the Second
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,...
Waiting Update
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...
The Inciting Moment
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....
Overcoming the Monster
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....
Waiting
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...