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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Sample Sunday
I was still lost in these thoughts when we came out of the forest. There below us stood the ordered ranks of the Norman army. I gasped. The Norman army was far larger than ours and ready for battle. And … Continue reading
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On our way to the Cote d’ Azur
Nine or ten years ago I decided to take a week’s holiday in Liguria, Northern Italy. I flew from Bristol airport to Nice arriving late in the evening. Because of the late hour of my arrival I had already booked … Continue reading
A Storm Hits Valparaíso
I’ve just found out that David ‘s Gaughran’s forthcoming novel about the the liberation of Argentina will not be available until late December. That’s a shame. I’ve been interested in the Spanish Wars of Independence since reading The Liberators by Robert … Continue reading
Kobo to become a publisher
Kobo has just announced it will follow in Amazon’s footsteps and become a publisher, dealing directly with authors. This is good news for all authors, including, let us hope, indies. Not such good news for traditional publishers, booksellers and agents … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dickens, Writing for e-books
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, E-book, Kobo, Oliver Twist, Pickwick Papers
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Gunfight at the OK Corral
Image via Wikipedia On October 26 in 1881, the Earp brothers fought the Clanton-McLaury gang at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. They look like nice boys but the Earps thought different. The Earp brothers, Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil were, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical fiction, history
Tagged Billy Clanton, Doc Holliday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Ike Clanton, Tom McLaury, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp
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New cover for The Lost King: Resistance
Just uploaded a new cover for The Lost King: Resistance. The picture is courtesy of jgmdoran. Thanks for letting me use this. You can get it with the new cover from Smashwords immediately. Kindle may take 24 hours.
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Why is Twitter so beguiling?
The first time I came across Twitter I couldn’t understand it at all. I couldn’t understand the concept, the tweets or the purpose. Since being on it, however, I have become quite beguiled by it. I still don’t understand anything … Continue reading
Posted in Historical fiction, The Lost King, Writer, Writing for e-books
Tagged Online Communities, Social Networking, Twitter
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I Hate the Tories
I hate the Tories. And now it’s getting personal. Just as I’m about to move to France there’s a pack of them who want to leave Europe. I’m not just talking about the EU either. I think lots of them … Continue reading
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Clearing the Clutter
I have always been a hoarder. Not of objects or possessions but of books and paper work. Much of the paper work has been essential to my teaching and training career; a lot to do with my interests in things … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writer
Tagged Amazon Kindle, Gap Year, Mediterranean Sea, Sony Reader, Southern France
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