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The debate pages, sorry, rages. Will eEbooks spell an end to traditional hard and paperbacks? There's compelling evidence from the high...

Yes, it’s a sequel, but not a masculine focused follow-up to DH Lawrence’s 1920 novel Women In Love . Far, far from it.   Irvine Welsh...

It was never meant to be so omnipresent. This place called Turpenton. It was just a name for a place that I thought up because I needed...

2012 saw the self-publishment of my third novel. (Is that even a word – I dunno, but I like it.)   It was called The Wronged and sold...

Wouldn’t it be good to know the time of the week when Mr and/or Mrs Book Buying Public is most likely to acquire your action/adventure...

Yes, a couple of my books have had 1 star reviews . They probably would have got zero stars had that option been available. But, do you...

Enjoy this free excerpt of Last Night at The Stairways on me! When you’re a teenager at war with yourself, the first casualty isn’t the...

You won’t find the city that’s the setting for Last Night At The Stairways on Google Maps.   Turpenton is nowhereland. And so’s its...

Annoying. I didn't buy this to like it! I bought it to see what best sellers read like. I didn't expect to zip through it in little over...

Everyone bar the most extreme Analogue Activist can see that digital book sales will soon far outstrip revenues generated by hardbacks...

How do you know when a project isn't working? Is it when a short story is short of an exciting lead character or a brilliant ending, or a...

Got there. It took over a year but I finally nailed this epic doorstop of a tome. But I'm not sure how I can review it, as I can't...

Let’s start with the painful truth: I’m not a particularly successful author/novelist. Moderately successful, yes.  But successful enough...

I write to be read, remember. This is way I'm not averse to making snippets of my many and varied works available for your free perusal....

Dear [insert name here] Sorry. Sorry for not always being there physically. And sorry for sometimes being there physically but not...

Sportsmen have long accepted injuries as part and parcel of their trade. Even touring musicians have had their fair share of incidents on...

I’ve always shied away from translated novels. I mean, how do I know the translator has effectively captured the emotion and style and...

The Diamond Rush, my first novel, has built up a cult following since being published in 2012. And by cult I mean small, niche.   The...

Vicious Circle   Danny Gibb had a U-bend scar on his face that his girl used to like. Said it gave him character. Made him look hard. But...

Book Gargantuans.   Book Promoters Extraordinaire. Book Blimmin' Big Balls Agents. There are plenty of people (companies, entrepreneurs)...