Author Archives: Lee J. Russell

“Smoke Above the Village”

I don’t often write poetry but a theme about chav violence wouldn’t leave me alone and eventually this is what emerged: OneGratia gratum faciens…Thomas’ words echo around Æthelberht’s seat,lost exhortations to the ebb and flow on thecobbled bridge where frightened witches once wept.Hollow bodies gabble past the old wet stool,selfish, replete with base desires, fullContinue reading ““Smoke Above the Village””

Falling in love with “Red Dwarf”…

It was around 2003 or 2004 when I fell in love with the British sci-fi comedy show “Red Dwarf”. I had been somewhat aware of the series when it launched in 1988 but the external model shots looked so unrealistic that I didn’t bother to try it… what a mistake!  My epiphany came late oneContinue reading “Falling in love with “Red Dwarf”…”

“Atomic Blonde” – a great fun film starring Charlize Theron

Last night I really enjoyed watching the DVD of 2017 action-thriller “Atomic Blonde” – the films rocks fast like a Sam Peckinpah version of ‘The Bourne Conspiracy’ with x1000% of the violence. Charlize Theron is very convincing in the role of lethal MI6 officer Lorraine Broughton, sent to Berlin to recover ‘The List’ (of allContinue reading ““Atomic Blonde” – a great fun film starring Charlize Theron”

How Book Bloggers Boost Sales for Indie Authors – from shaylaraquel.com

Like many (ie most) indie authors I find book marketing to be a painful, arcane art that is full of hard work, confusion and disappointments. That just drives me to try harder and fortunately the internet is full of good advice, like… … this helpful blog article from Shayla Raquel (@shaylaleeraquel) about “How Book BloggersContinue reading “How Book Bloggers Boost Sales for Indie Authors – from shaylaraquel.com”

Awestruck by the drive & dedication shown by the climbers in the film “Meru”…

I’ve just finished watching the film “Meru” on Netflix and I was left completely in awe of the drive and dedication of the climbers to reach the peak of Mount Meru, a nearly 22,000-foot tall Himalayan mountain. In 2011, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk were the first people to reach its summit viaContinue reading “Awestruck by the drive & dedication shown by the climbers in the film “Meru”…”

Next vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers is now on YouTube…

In my latest video blog I give an update on how I planned & prepared to write my new series of Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers, and show some of the software that I now use. The vlog is on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/NQ4My7eXwN4  The tools I show include: FreeMind – mind mapping software MS Word &Continue reading “Next vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers is now on YouTube…”

A review of the books I read in 2017, mostly as preparation for my new post-BREXIT espionage-thriller novel…

I haven’t blogged for a while because I’ve been both deeply engaged with my day-job and also starting to write my next book, a currently un-titled post-BREXIT espionage thriller. Progress with the writing has been slower than I had wanted but I’m now about 30% of the way through and hope to make good progressContinue reading “A review of the books I read in 2017, mostly as preparation for my new post-BREXIT espionage-thriller novel…”

Autumn waves at Ramsgate beach

We’re at that time of year when some of the seaweeds are dying back and we see their detritus floating in the water. I just added a new short video from 8th Sept of Autumn waves breaking at Ramsgate beach to my YouTube channel at: https://youtu.be/j8rHOYHe0Ww The tideline looked almost black with all the redContinue reading “Autumn waves at Ramsgate beach”

New YouTube vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers…

I’ve added a video blog about the writing of my new series of Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers to my YouTube channel. In this first episode I introduce the post-Brexit social-economic background to the books: take a look at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3qzA5TEe0w The stories begin just a few years after a very hard BREXIT. The EU has collectively decided toContinue reading “New YouTube vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers…”