In the spirit of giving away ideas that might make a difference, I’ve written this post to bang on about an idea I had years ago. I’ve searched the internet over the last few days and I haven’t found anyone else...
On the whole, you wouldn't want to bump into a dragon down a dark alley or in a cave or... pretty much anywhere actually. Books are where you can meet a dragon from the safety of your armchair. The books...
A couple of weekends ago I went to the BMFA Power Nationals. The “Nats”, as we cognoscenti call it, is the premier event in the UK for powered model planes (oh, and helicopters *raspberry*). It takes place over the August bank...
‘When are you going to release your next book?’ I get asked that a lot. Well, I’m pleased – no, delighted! – to announce the release of a new book in the Hollow series. It’s a prequel that tells the story...
I’ve been using Scrivener for a couple of years now. For those who don’t know what Scrivener is, it’s software for writing books and it comes from a company called Literature and Latte. It’s a popular piece of software used by...
Recently I was asked how I dream up names for my characters. I suppose I don’t have a single technique. After all, my novels have a mixture of aliens and humans, contemporary and otherwise. For the contemporary humans I use names that...
