2013 – my year in review
So, my first full year as an author of mountain fiction has come and gone. Much has happened in 2013, and in this post I’d like to share…
So, my first full year as an author of mountain fiction has come and gone. Much has happened in 2013, and in this post I’d like to share…
The response to my new book, The Atholl Expedition, has been overwhelming so far. It has stayed in the top fifteen mountaineering books on Kindle since it was…
I pressed the “publish” button on Christmas Eve, and sent the Kindle version of The Atholl Expedition out into the wild. My plan was to spend the day monitoring,…
THE ATHOLL EXPEDITION (Alpine Dawn Book I) By Alex Roddie Introducing James Forbes in the quest for Scotland’s last glacier. SCOTLAND, 1847. Convalescence doesn’t suit Professor Forbes. When…
The Atholl Expedition Add it to your Goodreads shelf now Good news, folks – I have a solid launch date for my new title! The Atholl Expedition will…
If you haven’t yet read my first novel, The Only Genuine Jones, now is your best chance to snap it up! I’m running a 77p sale for the…
Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69 by Edward Whymper This series of articles showcases gems of mountain literature, both established classics and more esoteric…
They say writing is a lonely business. The meat of the work is conducted at your desk, alone: an introverted process of extracting ideas from the recesses of…
Before the summits of the Alps could be reached, terrain arguably more hazardous than the upper slopes themselves – and certainly less predictable – had to be negotiated.…
The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering After the Enlightenment by Peter H. Hansen I have a confession to make. The author of this book was kind enough to…
I drew my own illustrations for The Only Genuine Jones, but The Atholl Expedition is an entirely different project and I had a very specific look in mind for…