Gray’s Inn, Travel Writing & The Barber of Seville.
Claire and I are in London for the weekend, staying in Gray’s Inn, as usual. Gray’s Inn is such a wonderful place, and a setting in The Spy who Sank the Armada, my first historical novel. The main event this weekend is my Christmas present from Claire, tickets for The...
François Du Plessis de Richelieu
I told you in an earlier post that my copy of The Young Richelieu had finally arrived. Since the book is an essential element of my research for the fifth of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, I shall keep you informed of my progress. I am halfway through chapter 3,...
Grenfell Tower – It’s Not Often I Agree With Michael Gove
I will get back to historical fiction, but today is a historic day. I find myself agreeing with something Michael Gove has said. I almost agreed with two things he said. He has said that lax regulation allowed cladding firms to put people in danger to make a profit....
HS2, Euston, and Ancient Woodland
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...
The Young Richelieu
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...
How the Holocaust Began
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...
Writers Workshop
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...
A Change to my Amazon Advertising Strategy
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...
EVs and Lithium Batteries
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...
Gray’s Inn, Travel Writing & The Barber of Seville.
Claire and I are in London for the weekend, staying in Gray’s Inn, as usual. Gray’s Inn is such a wonderful place, and a setting in The Spy who Sank the Armada, my first historical novel. The main event this weekend is my Christmas present from Claire, tickets for The...
François Du Plessis de Richelieu
I told you in an earlier post that my copy of The Young Richelieu had finally arrived. Since the book is an essential element of my research for the fifth of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, I shall keep you informed of my progress. I am halfway through chapter 3,...
Grenfell Tower – It’s Not Often I Agree With Michael Gove
I will get back to historical fiction, but today is a historic day. I find myself agreeing with something Michael Gove has said. I almost agreed with two things he said. He has said that lax regulation allowed cladding firms to put people in danger to make a profit....
HS2, Euston, and Ancient Woodland
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...
The Young Richelieu
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...
How the Holocaust Began
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...
Writers Workshop
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...
A Change to my Amazon Advertising Strategy
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...
EVs and Lithium Batteries
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...