Tag Archives: Folklore

Interview with Tony Fisher of BBC Essex 15th November 2021

Earlier this week, I recorded a radio interview with the wonderful Tony Fisher of BBC Essex to discuss my novel, Another Life. I was in good company with Bob Jovi! The programme was broadcast the same evening and is available on the BBC Essex website to listen again. You can find it here. The interview […]

Looking Forward to Live Book Events

In common with other authors, with the imminent easing of lockdown, I am looking forward to live book events and meeting readers. Another Life, available in hardcover and paperback from all good bookshops, including Essex booksellers Red Lion Books, Wivenhoe Bookshop and Maldon Boanooks. Also available as a Kindle edition.

Society of Authors (Writers of Essex) Talk: Crafting a Speculative Novel

On Saturday 5th June 2021, I thoroughly enjoyed giving a virtual talk on my personal experience of the research, planning and writing of my novel Another Life to the Writers of Essex Group of the Society of Authors. Following the talk, I took questions from a very responsive audience for thirty minutes. Thank you to […]

The Green Man

The Green Man, a key element in my novel Another Life, is often represented as a foliate head or leaf mask. It can be traced back to at least the Roman art of the first century CE, where masks sprouting acanthus leaves appear on friezes on Roman triumphal arches and temples. Examples are found across […]

The Use of Music to Convey Mood and Emotion

Music is often used by authors as an indicator of mood and emotion. To do so effectively, they must decide how much detail to provide to convey their message so that the reader does not necessarily need to be familiar with the piece. One of the allusions to death in my new novel, Another Life, […]

The Grim Reaper Is All Around Us

Death plays an important part in my novel, Another Life. There are physical deaths, many in unexpected circumstances. The symbolism of death is ever-present, sending signals and warnings to the characters. In one example, the main protagonist, Oliver, is driving along a country lane in the late afternoon sun. He notices a farmer, or agricultural […]