'How vain it is to sit down and write when you have not stood up to live.’
So said Henry David Thoreau in a vote of confidence for the person who starts writing a bit later in life. I didn't get published until I...
Come and say hallo
Two events coming up where I'm talking about my books: Wyld Dreamers: Loddon Library at 6 - 7pm on Friday 30 November The Huntingfield...
We're going on a blog tour
These days any self-respecting book has its own 'blog tour'. That's a series of reviews, excerpts and interviews presented on Twitter by...
Author Event ...with a colourful bird
My second novel, Wyld Dreamers, is now in the shops and I'm thrilled to have been invited to do a 'Meet the Author' event in Toucan...
Aren't people in publishing just so lovely!
Only a few sleeps until Wyld Dreamers is born. Like making babies, writing the book was fun and gestation - in both cases - was...
Striding towards publication
In case you aren't familiar with this view, it is Striding Edge, a sharp ridge on the eastern side of Helvellyn, England's third highest...
My new novel - Wyld Dreamers
The book is based on years I spent living and working in the Brendon Hills in the hedonistic 1970s, what’s sometimes called ‘the me...
The Coleridge Way
I've just returned from three days walking along the Coleridge Way in Somerset. The countryside is stunning: a lush patchwork of ochre,...
Bungay Library Author Talk: 15 June 2018
I'm so looking forward to giving a talk on Friday 15 June 7.30pm. The challenge never fails to excite me. I wanted to inspire people to...
Author Events 2018
I've got several speaker engagements this year. So please come along if you'd like to know more about the background to The Huntingfield...