End of year update on “Alpine Dawn”
Chamouni in the early 19th century I have managed to achieve very little writing over the past few weeks. My progress on Alpine Dawn is glacial and I still…
Month: December 2012
“The Only Genuine Jones” paperback launch event, Feb 27th, Glencoe
This is just a reminder that The Only Genuine Jones will be released in paperback form less than two months from now! I invite readers to join me…
A Mountain Writer’s Christmas
Mountain Craft by Geoffrey Winthrop Young, 1920 I hope you all had a good Christmas! My last two days have been spent in the traditional manner, ie. much…
Merry Christmas!
O.G. Jones says “pass the whisky” Merry Christmas to my readers, fans, and fellow authors! I’ll be back in a day or two. In the meanwhile I hope…
The Only Genuine Jones is on special offer for 99p!
My Christmas sale has now begun! Until the 31st of December, The Only Genuine Jones will be on special offer for 99p. If you haven’t yet picked up your…
Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes: book review
Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes (on blogger here and Twitter @KellanMacInnes) is a story with two equally important threads. Firstly, the author is…
The first ever paperback copy of my first novel is here
The very first paperback copy of OGJ Well, today is proving to be a rollercoaster of a day! Crowley’s Rival has already been downloaded over a hundred times,…
Crowley’s Rival is now available on Amazon Kindle
It is my pleasure to announce that my new short story (novella?), Crowley’s Rival, is now live on the Kindle store. You can download it here for 79p.…
My experience so far with FeedARead print on demand publishing
An early proof for the FeedARead edition FeedARead is an independent print on demand (POD) publisher, established with Arts Council England funding. I am using FeedARead (FAR) to…
Looking back on 2012 from an author’s perspective
I know we’re not quite at the end of the year yet, but the next two weeks are going to be very busy so I thought I would…
Maurice Herzog, Himalayan pioneer, 1919 – 2012
Image from hec.fr http://goo.gl/7b5U8 While browsing Twitter this morning I read the sad news that Maurice Herzog, first man (along with Louis Lachenal) to climb an 8,000m peak, has…
This website is undergoing a redesign
Just a quick announcement to let you all know that this site is undergoing another redesign. The old layout was elegant but rapidly outgrowing its capabilities; Blogger’s Dynamic…