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Crowley’s Rival will be available from the 19th of December
Crowley’s Rival, my new short story (or novella, depending on your definition), will be released as a Kindle exclusive on the 19th of December. That’s one week away! This story is aimed at fans of The Only Genuine Jones, although it also works as a standalone piece and
Now reading: Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes
Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes Chris Highcock recently attended the launch event of a new book about the Scottish mountains: Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes. He kindly sent me a copy signed by the author as he thought it would be right up my street (or up my
The Last Mountain by Malcolm Havard: book review
The Last Mountain by Malcolm Havard I came across Malcolm Havard’s book by chance on Amazon, and downloaded it on impulse. I’m an indie author of mountain fiction myself so wanted to do my bit to support the genre.The Last Mountain is written from the point of
Paperback covers for print on demand with FeedARead
Full jacket book cover Over the last couple of days, I’ve been putting some work into finishing the proofs for the print on demand version of The Only Genuine Jones. For readers who may have missed the announcement, the paperback edition will be launched on February the 27th, 2013,
“Crowley’s Rival” takes shape. Plus: cover designs!
Crowley’s Rival is my current work in progress, and I’m glad to report that I am (just about) on track for a late December release. When finished it’s going to be a short work, somewhere between a short story and novella in length, depending on your definitions;
“The Only Genuine Jones” is now available on Kobo books
Just a quick announcement: The Only Genuine Jones is now available to purchase DRM-free from the Kobo bookstore. Get it here for £2.29. This means that the book is now available for all ereading devices, from Kindles to Palm Pilots and everything in between! In other news, I’m
A few more illustrations
Today I’ve been busy doing some more original drawings for the paperback edition of The Only Genuine Jones. It’s a time-consuming job but luckily it’s something I love doing. Although my drawing skills can’t match those of Whymper, I have tried to emulate his style. Whymper’
Illustrating the paperback edition
I am currently in the process of converting The Only Genuine Jones into a real paperback book through FeedARead. The company, which is a print-on-demand publisher, allows authors a huge amount of freedom when it comes to designing their books; in fact, you have the option of doing absolutely everything
Ninety-four years ago…
Afar in foreign graves they lie,not here where they would wish to be,“Under the wide and starry sky,”upheld by British crag and scree.And yet we felt their spirits dwell,amidst the circumambient air,above the heights they loved so well,austere, enchanting, cloud-capped, bare.For those
New Crowley/Jones story in progress
Wasdale Head: birthplace of English climbing. The Only Genuine Jones is, in part, the story of a climbing rivalry between two prodigious talents of the mid 1890s: Aleister Crowley and O.G. Jones. For my story I took the facts of the case (presented by numerous biographies and works of