14 April 2012

Colours to light up the World

I love this time of the year. Some days the heating is on full blast, others we are able to sit outside to eat breakfast. But no matter whether it is bright sunshine or ominous cloud and Arctic wind, there are the spring flowers to light up our lives.

This photograph is part of our garden, just in front of the patio. Beneath the yellow blaze of marsh marigolds a pond is teeming with tadpoles. Ah...


13 April 2012

Featured At...

Well, Friday 13th seems to be the day to embrace.

Beneath The Shining Mountains is the Featured Book at Guerrilla Wordfare. Thanks to Lizzy Ford for hosting. Question: how many print books did this novel sell in its original format?

Reading A Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story is the focus of a long interview on writing and associated subjects across on Why Did You Write That Thanks to Peter Lewis for asking such searching questions.

Dead Men's Finger's received a double accolade in the shape of a blog feature  'New Western Writer Comes To Town' on IcyStoneBlackstone.com and a cracking in-depth 5 star review from Toni V Sweeney.

Thanks to all who hosted. If you have time, do stop by to have a look or leave a comment.

8 April 2012

A New Page

After a six week lay-off to attend to family commitments, it is time to re-assess The Plan and move back into gear.

The Bull At The Gate, the sequel to Torc of Moonlight, has been resurrected and I'm going through Chapter 2. It's set in York, a city with more history per square metre than London, and in keeping with Torc the story is based in very real streets. With Torc I spent a lot of time in Hull walking the areas I was using and taking photographs. I did the same in York, but this time there is the added bonus of StreetView from Googlemaps. It is already proving a boon, and saving me sifting through digital photographs which should be filed far better than they are. [Slapped wrist]

But to start me off I have a spotlight for my Mediaeval Historical Hostage of the Heart across at Historical Fiction Excerpts What, exactly, has the Lady Dena been given to drink? And what will happen if she doesn't?

4 March 2012

Read An Ebook Week - On Now!

Yes, Sunday 4th opens Read An Ebook Week across at Smashwords.com, where readers will find lots of goodies on sale at a discount, or even free, suitable for every make of ereader. All my novels are being offered at 50% discount until Saturday 10th March, 23.59hrs Pacific Standard Time.

To gain a 50% discount use the coupon code RW50 at the checkout:
Torc of Moonlight 
Dead Men's Fingers by Tyler Brentmore
Contribution to Mankind and other stories of the Dark - use the coupon and get this for FREE!!

The best of it is, you can "gift" a novel to someone, too. Just follow the instructions. It's never been easier to indulge yourself, or someone you love.