Tag: Speculative Fiction

  • Good Feedback From Essex Authors Day 2020

    Good Feedback From Essex Authors Day 2020

    In March, I hosted a discussion session at the Essex Authors Day, an event within the 2020 Essex Book Festival. I chose the title of ‘Using Familiar Landscapes to Inspire Fictional Locations’; the session was billed as follows:  ‘An author-led discussion session to show and discuss how familiar features in the Essex countryside can be…

  • Dreams & Reality

    Dreams & Reality

    I am delighted that my publisher, Burton Mayers Books, has provided me with a number of advertising images to promote Another Life, my new, speculative fiction novel, published 1st May 2020. Those that I have included refer to the interweaving of dreams and reality, which is a major theme of the book.

  • Another Life: Only a Week until Publication

    Another Life: Only a Week until Publication

    Those friends who do not follow my Facebook Page may not be aware that I have a new contemporary fiction novel, ‘Another Life’, due to be published on Friday 1st May in both paperback and Kindle format.Advance orders can be placed on Amazon (currently at a reduced price), Waterstones and through independent bookshops, many of…

  • A Brief Note on the Storyline for Another Life

    A Brief Note on the Storyline for Another Life

    I had an idea for a story describing a character who believed his life to be a series of failures and regrets, who eventually discovers that his actions to have had a benign effect on the lives of others. The challenge was to introduce other themes to fit and to round out the story. In…

  • …And Here Are The Publicity Postcards

    …And Here Are The Publicity Postcards

    Not long now until Another Life is published on 1st May. I’ve taken delivery of a box of postcards and am pleased with them. The front shows the cover image; the back has a story soundbite, a recommendation and contact details. At the rate at which I’m sending them out, I may not have ordered…

  • Seeking Reviews for Another Life

    Seeking Reviews for Another Life

    In conjunction with my publisher @BurtonMayers, I am seeking established UK reviewers and bloggers of Contemporary Fiction and Speculative Fiction for honest book reviews of my 1st May release Another Life. Please DM for further information. ‘It’s Another Life for the 21st Century’.

  • Advance Review Copies of ‘Another Life’ Have Arrived

    Advance Review Copies of ‘Another Life’ Have Arrived

    Advance review copies of my new novel ‘Another Life’ have arrived. A busy few weeks of book marketing ahead, seeking reviews.

  • ‘Another Life’ Marketing Campaign Under Way

    ‘Another Life’ Marketing Campaign Under Way

    The marketing campaign for my new novel, Another Life, publication date 1st May 2020, is under way, starting with delivery of my new business cards. More announcements to follow over the coming weeks.