Local Writers’ Showcase at Chelmsford Library
I’m looking forward to the Local Authors Showcase at Chelmsford Library, 10am-4pm Saturday 16th November 2024. It’s always a pleasure to meet existing and prospective readers of my books and discuss all things writing. more…
A Glowing Review from the British Fantasy Society
I am delighted with this review from the prestigious British Fantasy Society. Available from all good book shops. In stock at Amazon in Essex at Maldon Books, The Wivenhoe Bookshop, The Book Nook Tollesbury and Red Lion Books. more…
The Regicides of Charles I
My novel, Conditions Are Different After Dark, begins with a brief prologue, set in 1662. Captain George Massey is about to be executed, having been framed as one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I. My novel, Conditions Are Different After Dark, begins with a brief prologue, set in 1662. Captain George […] more…
The Cotswold Olimpick Games
Sometimes, when researching ideas for a novel online, you come across something so strange and unfamiliar that you have to check it is not a hoax. While researching Cotswolds topics for my latest novel, Conditions Are Different After Dark, I discovered Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpick Games. The Olimpick Games were founded in the early 17th […] more…
British Fantasy Society – Featured Member
Interview with the British Fantasy Society, July 2024. more…
Goodreads Reviews of Conditions Are Different After Dark
Latest Goodreads Reviews for Conditions Are Different After Dark more…
BBC Local Radio Interview: Rob Jelly’s Upload
My interview with Rob Jelly @theejellyman was broadcast on @BBCUpload 20th July on six BBC local radio stations. BBC RADIO CAMBRIDGESHIRE, BBC ESSEX, BBC RADIO NORFOLK, BBC RADIO SUFFOLK, BBC THREE COUNTIES RADIO & 1 MORE The BBC’s link to the interview is incorrect and links to the wrong edition of the show. Until it […] more…
Corn Dollies
The image of the corn dolly on the cover of my book Conditions Are Different After Dark attracts admiration and questions on the origins of the corn dolly. In the book, a village shopkeeper explains: “The term corn dolly is a relatively modern one. They were originally called harvest trophies. Making them was a bit […] more…
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