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My book is now available on Amazon Kindle
The 21st of October has dawned sunny and crisp (happy Trafalgar Day, by the way) and The Only Genuine Jones is finally ready to download! You can find it here on the Amazon Kindle store. If you enjoy the book and want to support me, I’d appreciate any and
The countdown is almost over
It’s been quite a week. Since last Friday, I have written an article on vintage mountaineering equipment for UKC, corresponded with a number of individuals who have emailed me with offers of help and best wishes (including some that may yield useful fruit later on), and watched the visitor
Some ambience and atmosphere to get you in the mood for the book launch
The north face of the Eiger, glimpsed through stormclouds from Grindelwald, September 2010 Followers of my Facebook page have privy to a fair bit of content that never made it to the main blog, notably a gallery of photos that showcase the main settings for The Only Genuine Jones. However,
New article published on UKClimbing.com
Constructing my 19th century style ice axe in 2010 An article of mine has today been published on the UKClimbing.com website. It’s entitled “Inside the Tweeds of a Victorian Gentleman Climber”, and is a brief discussion of my experiments in vintage climbing gear and techniques. In the article
The writer’s notebook(s)
Notebooks are about feel, mood, and introspection–not utility. Before I begin this post celebrating notebooks, I have a confession to make: I hardly ever use them. I write historical fiction set in the 19th century and love the aesthetics of that era, but am also a self-confessed computer geek.
The final sprint
By this time next week, the final version of The Only Genuine Jones will be live on the Kindle store. I will allow myself 24 hours to download a copy myself and do a final check-through for formatting errors or any other problems that may have slipped the net. On
The 21st draws closer!
I’ve been a little quiet on the blog and Facebook page recently, for which I apologise (although I think I’ve been making up for it with a stream of chatter on Twitter!) The truth of the matter is that, as publication date draws closer, I find that my
The stories will never come to an end: a celebration of humanity in the mountains
The upper cliff of Stob Coire nan Lochan. Without human context, to a human observer it is meaningless. As I read through The Only Genuine Jones for the final time and make my peace with the text before it goes live on the Kindle store, I have learned something from
Historical climbing re-enactment on Countryfile
Image from the BBC: http://goo.gl/SfQPe BBC1’s Countryfile is a programme that often covers topics related to mountaineering and the outdoors, but last night’s episode was particularly good and featured many locations and themes relevant to my novels. The episode focused on the Lochaber region of
One month until OGJ arrives on Kindle
Oscar Eckenstein says “Buy this book on Kindle!” The clock is ticking! The Only Genuine Jones will appear on Kindle on the 21st of October, 2012 (exact time to be decided, dependent on whether or not I have a shift at the day job to attend to…) Although I originally