Cast adrift, on an ocean of possibilities. I’m spoilt for choice.

I don’t know if it’s the weather, the choice that’s available or the simple fact that I hardly sell many books these days. Whatever the reason, I find myself struggling to find the motivation to write anything much at the … Continued

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Andorra Pett and the Space Spiders.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Write a scene or story that includes a character who has a phobia. What do they fear? How does this phobia affect their life? For this prompt, I … Continued

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Me and my Shadow. We are Saul.

Here are the first few paragraphs of another idea I’ve had. It’s for a new psychological thriller, the second potential novel that I’ve started seeing recently. That’s just after I decided to stop all new work and try to finish … Continued

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The best time of the day.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Is there a certain time of day when you are most creative? When do you handle the business side of writing? What’s your favourite time of day? I … Continued

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Norlandia, a Steampunk world that might have been

I do love a grand adventure, and the Steampunk genre gives me the perfect opportunity to create them on an epic scale, using the works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells as a template, along with themes such as those … Continued

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Listen very carefully, my venture into the world of audiobooks.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Are audiobooks the future of book sales? Do you have your stories on audio? This is a tricky one. I’d like to say yes. I have a few … Continued

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Hiding in plain sight.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. If your character wanted to wear a disguise, how would they dress? That’s a tricky question, maybe one not suited to the world of Sci-fi (which spacesuit shall … Continued

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And so it begins. Welcome to Pollen.

I was in a shop a couple of days ago, and my eye was drawn to a display of greetings cards and prints. There were some beautiful and unique drawings and paintings, by local artists. My wife bought a couple … Continued

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