Vanuatu: Port Vila 24-Hour Market
In November 2015 I visited Vanuatu for the third time. I spent most days out with the camera. The air is beautifully clear and when the sun is out you can take good photographs most of the day, and not just within a couple of hours of sunrise and sunset. I just cannot resist taking […]
The Invisible College Trilogy: Marketing Success, December 2015
A positive day with some success achieved. I spoke with Lee, the manager of Waterstones Chelmsford. He has kindly agreed to speak with his buyer about ordering some copies of Book 1 of my trilogy, They Do Things Differently Here. This is excellent news in the run up to Christmas. We also discussed a book […]
The Invisible College Book 2, 'Dust and Shadows' to be Published December 2015
My publisher has advised me that she is aiming to release 'Dust and Shadows', book 2 of my trilogy for young adults, 'The Invisible College', at the end of the first week of December 2015. This is excellent news; I am looking forward to seeing both books 1 and 2 on bookshop shelves and counters […]
A Visit to Lombok, Indonesia, 2015
While holidaying in Bali earlier in the year, we took a few days in the neighbouring island of Lombok. The flight time between the islands is twenty minutes, but with our destination resort in in the north, it was a two hour drive from the airport. The outward journey took us into the mountains, through […]
The Invisible College Trilogy: October 2015 Update
My business cards arrived this week. I am very pleased with them. They combine the striking image of the book cover with a list of the genres into which the trilogy falls and the main themes addressed, together with contact details for me and my publisher. The cards are already proving an effective way of spreading the word […]
Paradigm Brewery, Sarratt, Hertfordshire
A brief video of my good friend Neil Hodges' (he speaks first) microbrewery in Hertfordshire. As well as the interesting, concise account of the brewing process and how he and his business parter came to set up the business, take note of the immaculately clean premises. I wish I lived near enough to sample the […]
Book 1, 'They Do Things Differently Here' Review Copies Received September 2015
The long-awaited parcel arrived, containing the review copies of They Do Things Differently Here, the first book in my Invisible College Trilogy. This is the first time I have seen the the physical book. Beautifully produced, with bright white paper, its most striking feature is the cover design, based on an image I chose well […]
Book 1, 'They Do Things Differently Here' published August 2015
At last! They Do Things Differently Here, Book 1 of The Invisible College Trilogy, has been published. The Kindle version is available from Amazon UK here; the paperback version here. This is a major event in my life, of which I am very proud. It is the culmination of many years of research, writing and […]