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  • For Whom the Poll Tolls – the Eleventh Hour is Here!

    Well, it’s Hallowe’en tomorrow, which means we are not far from November! As mentioned earlier this month, I plan on participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) again this year, whereby the plan is to write 50,000 words between the first and last day of November and, at this late stage, I have realised I…

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  • Fun and Frollicks in the Fall

    Yes, I know; it’s autumn over here, not the fall, but I feel entitled to ‘borrow’ the word as we did live in New England (where the fall really is spectacular) for five years! As mentioned last week, there is a new story being written by six of the Austen Authors with chapters being posted…

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  • An Austen Autumn

    A couple of months ago, I was honoured to be asked to join a group of Austen-inspired writers, known as the Austen Authors.  They have all published (and continue to do so) a wide range of wonderful novels, some set in the Regency period, some modern-day and some covering both (through time-travel). Their stories are all…

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  • The Lost Summer

    Where do I begin? Firstly, with an apology for my absence since my last post on 1st July. As some of you may know, a lot has been happening in the interim! Secondly, an explanation! The plan had been for me to give up my full-time day job on 12th July, go away on holiday…

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  • A Harington History!

    During the writing of A Fair Prospect, and even during the editing process when changes were made, I had a lot of fun deciding on the names for any original characters, whether they had a significant role or just a passing mention. As he has such a presence in the story, I thought I would…

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  • A North & South Connection

    One of the things that I enjoy about the characters in a story is deciding upon their name, and I will be posting more about that in relation to A Fair Prospect next weekend. However, in the meantime, I wanted to share a little more on the background to naming Darcy’s valet, Thornton. When I…

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  • So What’s the Prospect Now?

    Well, it’s two weeks today since Desperate Measures was released, and I can’t thank you enough for staying with me to the end and enduring the wait! Now that this story is over, I intend to turn my attention to one of two stories that I have been playing around with over the last year.…

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  • Desperate Measures Paperback now on Amazon!

    Thanks to a nod from Daniela, I have discovered that the paperback for Desperate Measures is already available on Amazon! That was fast! You can also find it here on my website by going to Published Works and clicking on the cover which will take you directly to Amazon’s Createspace store.

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  • Desperate Measures – Publishing News Update

    Well, it’s done. I have just literally hit the ‘publish’ button for the eBook version on Kindle and Smashwords.com for Volume III of A Fair Prospect: Desperate Measures. It will take up to 12 hours for it to show up on Amazon, I am told. It is, however, available immediately for download on Smashwords.com in…

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  • Desperate Measures – Look Inside!

    As I put the final touches to the final volume of A Fair Prospect, I thought I would pre-empt Amazon and offer you a ‘look inside’ the opening chapters of Desperate Measures! Things are still on target for it to be released during May, though I cannot be specific on the actual date just yet.…

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