The creation of the Kindle Edition of “The Only Genuine Jones”
The Kindle Edition — fresh from the press Things are starting to happen! Recently I have been sending out an advance reading copy of my book to various…
Month: August 2012
Technology for writers, a second look
I promised (or threatened) this blog would have occasional articles about technology, didn’t I? It may seem out of place given the Victorian subject matter, but I’ve always…
Blurb and pitching woes
Work on The Only Genuine Jones is progressing very well. Today I made another read-through of the manuscript–very much a loose-ends edit–and picked up a couple of errors that…
The quest for the sublime in the Alps
In this blog post I’d like to talk a bit about how I’m trying to connect the late 18th / early 19th century concept of the ‘sublime’ (and…
Review: A Lakeland Climbing Pioneer: John Wilson Robinson of Whinfell Hall
From UKC: http://goo.gl/dzF6x This review was originally published on UKClimbing.com in July 2008. Link A Lakeland Climbing Pioneer: John Wilson Robinson of Whinfell Hall by Michael Waller My…
Editing, writing, and writing about editing and writing
OK perhaps not truly “END” just yet, but it is the end of the beginning. I’ve had a very busy and productive week working on both of my…
Work begins on ‘Alpine Dawn’
Somerset House, Strand, in the 1840s. The action begins in the street near this spot on Christmas Eve, 1847. After months of very hard work, on Saturday I…
Review: Curiosities of London Life
From Goodreads: http://goo.gl/wwIMS Curiosities of London Life by Charles Manby Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Regular readers will be aware that I value non-fiction for its…
A writer’s holiday in Snowdonia
Tryfan: the nursery-ground for generations of British mountaineers A week ago, I jumped on a train and headed west, with a simple intention: to spend a few days…