Romeo and Juliet Fans Read Silence…

…I hope. Well, it’s safe to say that someone took the book after I left it on a ledge next to Juliet’s balcony in Verona. Not sure whether the person who took it was a tourist (like me) or a member of staff of one of the many shops surrounding the balcony, or one of [...]

Bookarmy.com

My latest addiction is Bookarmy.com, here is my profile page. I’m an author-member so I get a special little B next to my name, which I think is pretty cool but then I always was easily pleased. Anyhoo, the idea of Bookarmy is that it’s a social networking site for readers so they can rate [...]

Author’s Notes in Western Mail

This article appeared in the Western Mail magazine yesterday (07 February 2009). Soon after Silence was reviewed in the paper, I was invited to contribute to the Author’s Notes section and wrote this piece. Since then I hadn’t heard back so assumed it wasn’t going to be used. Luckily I have friends who read the [...]

Snowed Under

Uni was closed today but I didn’t find out till I’d driven all the way from Cardiff to Swansea! That’s about 35 miles. Got there to find the library shut and tutorials cancelled, did an hour’s work in my office and came home again. So I have a serendipitous afternoon off, which is not ‘off’ [...]

YWO Anthology Published in time for Christmas

My top-rated story on YouWriteOn.com is one of six in the anthology. Great Short Stories by YouWriteOn.com Writers is available to order on Amazon.co.uk (and Amazon.com) and through YWO.
I’ve ordered several copies to give away at Christmas. I also have several copies of Eight Hours, the anthology published by Legend earlier this year which includes [...]