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…
Month: December 2013
The Atholl Expedition in paperback – a work in progress
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…
The Atholl Expedition is off to a great start
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 is finally here on Kindle – please share!
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 will launch on Christmas Eve
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…
The Only Genuine Jones Christmas sale – now 77p on Kindle
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…
Mountain Classics – Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whymper
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…
Every author needs a support team
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…
19th century glacier travel – a brief analysis
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.…
Book Spotlight – The Summits of Modern Man by Peter Hansen
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…
The Atholl Expedition – introducing illustrations by Catherine Speakman
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…