My fantasy short Demon River is now free for Kindle for three days, from 2nd March 2012 to 4th March 2012. Enjoy! Set in a fantasy world of dark magic, Benetus, the King’s chancellor, fears the return of a rival he had thought banished from court. Benetus turns to the help of demons to rid [...]

Capital reads: What are Edinburgh’s best bookshops? – STV Local Capital reads: What are Edinburgh's best bookshops?STV LocalThe award for best name goes to Pulp Fiction on Bread Street which has shelves stuffed with genre fiction; an abundance of sci-fi, fantasy and graphic novels, as well as a place to sit down and sip a [...]

Woody Allen, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange Among Saturn … – TheaterMania.com TheaterMania.com Woody Allen, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange Among Saturn …TheaterMania.comBy Andy Propst • Feb 29, 2012 • Los Angeles The nominations for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films' 38th annual Saturn Awards have been announced, and include [...]

Fiction thriller takes readers on living history journey into secret exploits … – PR NewsChannel (press release) Fiction thriller takes readers on living history journey into secret exploits …PR NewsChannel (press release)Despite being fiction, the novel displays actual historical events and people of 1942 alongside the possible emotive speculation of those affected by WWII who [...]

I have rewritten a story previously entitled Tale of Tiel and published it as an eBook for Kindle. To celebrate the publication I am making it free from five days (from 2nd to 6th February 2012). The story is called Forged in Blood and it’s my attempt to provide part of the mythological background to [...]

The last few weeks have been spent editing my historical fantasy novel set in the Middle Ages: Hell has its Demons. At present I am half way through reading the first draft. I am not making too many edits at the moment, unless I spot a glaring typo. This is my first time editing a [...]

Here’s the latest chapter of the novel I’m writing occasionally at the moment. It features a fantasy creature that you could say is rather old hat. Should I be creating my own creature do you think, or is it OK to use this one? Read on to find out what I’m talking about, and please [...]

I recently finished writing the first draft of Hell has its Demons and I have begun the process of revising that novel. At the moment I’m doing some extra research into areas that I know I’ll need to tighten up on the second draft, but while I’m doing that I thought I would experiment with [...]

I have been mulling over what to write next. Currently I have a novel that’s a Work In Progress, with the first draft nearly completed – Hell has its Demons. I broke off this to put the finishing touches to Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure and also to work on some ideas about how a [...]

I always have a bit of trepidation when sending a piece of my work out into the world, so I’m very happy to report that the feedback to ‘Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure’ has been very positive. As well as good reviews on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Smashwords, the story has also been picked up by [...]