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Facts and the historical novelist
Fact or fiction? The historical novelist has a very important responsibility. Most people stop formally learning about history at school, which means that as an adult, the bulk of our historical education comes from fiction: in the broadest possible sense, that includes books, movies, and costume dramas on the BBC.
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 seem to be halfway through Chapter 4. I tell myself this is because I’ve been busy getting Crowley’s Rival
“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 at the Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, at 9pm on the 27th of February. I will be talking a little about the process of
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 eating and drinking, opening of presents, some reading, and very little else. Plans to go walking today were scuppered by bad weather
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 you have a happy holiday, and don’t forget, if any of your relatives or friends are lucky enough to
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 digital edition then now is the time to do so. Don’t be put off if you’re worried you
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 an HIV/AIDS survivor who found the strength to rebuild his life through a love of hillwalking and the outdoors.
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, partly because it was actually on the Kindle store yesterday, priced at free to enable a few of my most valued
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. The book is 10,000 words in length so considerably shorter than The Only Genuine Jones. Nevertheless, it’s essential reading
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 produce the paperback edition of The Only Genuine Jones, a process I began several weeks ago. I thought I would take this