Creating a landscape

Map of the Kingdom of Bremmand

One of the less visible aspects of writing a narrative fiction book (i.e. from the imagination), is that you aren’t just creating a time and a place but a whole nation. As I started to develop The Line of Duty some 20 years ago, I started to realise that I needed a map in my […]

The view from the top

Image of the back cover of my next book

This week, I finished the first draft of my next book Age of Oppression.

Writing a first draft is hard work – don’t let anybody tell you otherwise!

I liken it to walking up a steep hill. You start off full of enthusiasm, with a clear view of the end and knowing exactly how […]