Those wonderful people at Sharpe Books have reissued my 2006 novel Taking Comfort as an ebook, giving it brand new cover, which I love. Taking Comfort was my first published novel, so it holds a special place in my affections. Rereading it for the new edition was an interesting experience. I was surprised how well …
Once upon a time I wrote four novels set in Russia in the nineteenth century. Not only that, I stole my main character from one of the masterpieces of world literature. What was I thinking? I blame my agent, who said ‘That could work’ when I pitched the idea of writing ONE book featuring the investigating …
I can’t get out there to do in person events, so I decided to do a virtual reading for my novel, Fortune’s Hand.
I’ve spent the last few weeks writing posts and articles about Walter Raleigh to help promote my novel Fortune’s Hand. The first of them have started to appear. My thanks to all those who have agreed to host my musings. Here’s one on Heidi Malagisi’s blog, Adventures of a Tudor Nerd. Another on Tony Riches’ …
Oakfast. Seedburst. Crossing. War. A damask sea. Cozening. Drunk on geography. The new Aphrodite. The savage tongue. Solar alchemy. The Great Comet. Lunar alchemy. The Presence Chamber. Gallows fly. A very pirate. Poor John. Aboard the admiral. Tar. Cannonshot. The Paradoxal Compass. Tennis. Making ink. A dozen devils. For a suit of clothes. Conjuring enemies. The Golden Fort. Very well. This. Letters. Groans. Further examples. Wintergreen. Revels. She gives. The old cob house. I am Water. Whither? Whispers. Fall. The whiff of treasure. Ripples. Have with you to Walsingham. Backwater. Ebbtide. Undertide. Dreamtide. Lowtide. Woetide. Bloodtide. Meta Incognita. Wind-whipped. Best hated. Hellburners. Politic. For what …