An Ideal Christmas Read
My previous book, Another Life, is a modern retelling of everyone’s favourite Christmas film, It’s a Wonderful Life. A tale of love, loss and redemption. Available from all good bookshops and online. For Essex readers, it is in stock at Maldon Books, The Wivenhoe Bookshop and Red Lion Books. Reviewed by the British Fantasy Society […] more…
Biblical Quotes and Inspiration in Another Life
I ended my new novel ‘Another Life’ with a relevant quote from Ecclesiastes 1:11. ‘There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.’ Although not an adherent of any religion, I have an eclectic interest in its many forms, including […] more…
The Challenges of Writing Another Life
My speculative fiction novel, Another Life, combines themes of family life, myths and legends, a quest and cutting-edge science. These elements are introduced in a natural, uncomplicated way, avoiding technical explanations, so as not to alienate the reader. To bring these disparate elements together, I had to overcome several challenges, the biggest being how to […] more…
The Quest for a Hidden Village
My novel, Another Life, is centred on a quest by the main protagonist, Oliver, to find a woman who waved to him from a window of a village cottage thirty years ago. Oliver begins with no motive, other than to understand a moment from his past when he glimpsed the prospect of happiness in an […] more…
New Novel Complete – Next Step: to Find an Agent
My new novel, working title, ‘Another Life’, is written and I have completed two edits. The photographs show one of the key characters. The book describes a wide-ranging quest, combining folklore, legends and ancient beliefs with the protagonist’s reminiscences of his family life. It explores the borders between dreams and memories and the social and ethical questions […] more…
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