from my original blog on 20/8/19: – take a look at https://youtu.be/Mpni7Ldni0c I’m very excited to be 15k words into the writing, with just circa 85k to go! I also reflect on whether I should self-publish this trilogy or seek an agent + Trad deal.
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Just shared my latest vlog about progress on the second book in my ‘Lissa Blackwood’ conspiracy-thriller series
from my original blog on 26/7/19: – take a look at https://youtu.be/OgUBg5yxHqg In the vlog I talk about how some feedback about the plot for Book 2 helped me to find a ‘delicious’ development for Lissa Blackwood’s character arc and editing of a previous novel called ‘Dead Snow’
I had a real “boy’s own” moment while on holiday and sat in the cockpit of a Vulcan bomber!
from my original blog on 7/7/19: This summer I achieved the dream of sitting inside the cockpit of a Vulcan bomber… and wow, what an experience! Let’s be clear, the Vulcan’s initial purpose was to deliver the Blue Danube fission bomb (yield 10-12 kt, similar to the Hiroshima bomb) against targets in the Soviet Union.Continue reading “I had a real “boy’s own” moment while on holiday and sat in the cockpit of a Vulcan bomber!”
I finally read William Gibson’s “Neuromancer”, and it’s awesome!
From my earlier blog on 7/7/19: There are gaps in my sci-fi reading from about ’83-’85, when I was finishing sixth form studies and starting work, through 2002, when I finished my distance-learning BSc. I’m still making my way through that back-list and have just been BLOWN AWAY by William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” from 1984. I’dContinue reading “I finally read William Gibson’s “Neuromancer”, and it’s awesome!”
After nearly forty years of trying, I have just finished reading Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”
From my earlier blog on 11/5/19: Written in 1897, ‘Dracula’ is both a progressive piece of fiction as well as ‘a book of its time’. When I was around 10 years old I was given a copy as part of a set of classics as a Christmas present. I’m not surprised that I gave upContinue reading “After nearly forty years of trying, I have just finished reading Bram Stoker’s “Dracula””
More progress on my 2nd ‘Lissa Blackwood’ conspiracy-thriller…
From my earlier blog on 9/6/19: I’m now ready to start writing the 2nd novel in my ‘Lissa Blackwood’ Conspiracy-Thriller series. The overall plot has been fully defined and now works within the 7-Step Story Structure. Over the past month I have really enjoyed defining the 5 increasingly significant attacks that Lissa Blackwood will haveContinue reading “More progress on my 2nd ‘Lissa Blackwood’ conspiracy-thriller…”
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