Armadas and the Royal Navy
I recently posted about armadas, and reviewed One Hundred Days in Readers Club. I am four chapters into Senlac by Julian De La Motte. I am really starting to get drawn into it now. Initially the mix of Saxon, Norman, and Viking names make it a struggle to know who’s...
Interview
I was recently interviewed about Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, due to be published on 8th November. 1. What motivated you to write your book, to force you from taking an idea or experience and turning it into this book? ...
Armadas
I’ve written about my ancestor Sir Anthony Standen’s role in defeating the Spanish Armada. Memorial plaques at the Kingswear ferry ramp reminded me of other armadas. Agatha Christie’s home Greenway was headquarters for the US coastguard and their role in the Normandy...
Changed Course
I saw a tree trunk today, that appeared to have changed course during it’s growth. About a third of the way up, it had veered off at 45 degrees, straightened up again, carried on, veered back at 45 degrees, then continued on its original course. There seemed to be no...
Music, Incense, and the Camino
The Dartmouth Royal Regatta has finished, and what a party it’s been. It wasn’t all yacht racing. We’ve also had beer barrel rolling races, and races carrying trays of glasses of beer. The scoring system took account of both speed, and how much beer remained in the...
Dartmouth and the Spanish Armada
We’re in Dartmouth for the Royal Regatta. We took a stroll down to Dartmouth Castle today, to get a view of the racing. It was an overcast day, with the cloud base obscuring the trees on the valley side. we did see some racing, but the visibility wasn’t great. A...
Why do I write?
I want to probe beyond I write because I enjoy it. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in engineering. The “motto” of the Institution of Civil Engineers is “directing the great forces of nature for the betterment of mankind.” Well, I hope I’ve done my fair bit of that....
Reviews – The Writer’s Reward
I will get around to reviews, bear with me. I was playing golf on Saturday with my college golf society. After the game we returned to Oxford, had a few drinks in the Teddy Hall front quad, then headed off to Vincent’s for dinner. On the way, one of our number asked...
Getting Books into Bookstores
In my most recent zoom meeting with my publicist Brian, he encouraged me to arrange talks and book signings with bookstores. I told him I wasn’t sure that would work, as I am solely published via KDP. It seems that bookstores like Waterstones are offering my book on...
Armadas and the Royal Navy
I recently posted about armadas, and reviewed One Hundred Days in Readers Club. I am four chapters into Senlac by Julian De La Motte. I am really starting to get drawn into it now. Initially the mix of Saxon, Norman, and Viking names make it a struggle to know who’s...
Interview
I was recently interviewed about Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, due to be published on 8th November. 1. What motivated you to write your book, to force you from taking an idea or experience and turning it into this book? ...
Armadas
I’ve written about my ancestor Sir Anthony Standen’s role in defeating the Spanish Armada. Memorial plaques at the Kingswear ferry ramp reminded me of other armadas. Agatha Christie’s home Greenway was headquarters for the US coastguard and their role in the Normandy...
Changed Course
I saw a tree trunk today, that appeared to have changed course during it’s growth. About a third of the way up, it had veered off at 45 degrees, straightened up again, carried on, veered back at 45 degrees, then continued on its original course. There seemed to be no...
Music, Incense, and the Camino
The Dartmouth Royal Regatta has finished, and what a party it’s been. It wasn’t all yacht racing. We’ve also had beer barrel rolling races, and races carrying trays of glasses of beer. The scoring system took account of both speed, and how much beer remained in the...
Dartmouth and the Spanish Armada
We’re in Dartmouth for the Royal Regatta. We took a stroll down to Dartmouth Castle today, to get a view of the racing. It was an overcast day, with the cloud base obscuring the trees on the valley side. we did see some racing, but the visibility wasn’t great. A...
Why do I write?
I want to probe beyond I write because I enjoy it. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in engineering. The “motto” of the Institution of Civil Engineers is “directing the great forces of nature for the betterment of mankind.” Well, I hope I’ve done my fair bit of that....
Reviews – The Writer’s Reward
I will get around to reviews, bear with me. I was playing golf on Saturday with my college golf society. After the game we returned to Oxford, had a few drinks in the Teddy Hall front quad, then headed off to Vincent’s for dinner. On the way, one of our number asked...
Getting Books into Bookstores
In my most recent zoom meeting with my publicist Brian, he encouraged me to arrange talks and book signings with bookstores. I told him I wasn’t sure that would work, as I am solely published via KDP. It seems that bookstores like Waterstones are offering my book on...