Thursday night saw the first launch party for The Guns of Retribution! I hired the back room of Bob Trollop’s, a small pub on Newcastle’s Quayside, a room I chose based on the preferences of Grey O’Donnell, the protagonist of Guns. I know that probably sounds extremely weird, but Grey does make his presence felt […]
Grey O'Donnell series
Miniature Update
Greetings, friends! I’ve been whoring myself about a bit of late to promote The Guns of Retribution, which I’m now pleased to hold in my hands as a paperback! I’m going to be having a launch party in Newcastle upon Tyne once I’ve finalised things with the venue, so if you’re in the North East […]
What The Guns of Retribution taught me
Here I am with my final post about The Guns of Retribution, ahead of its paperback release on Saturday. When I asked for questions, John Wiswell asked “if writing it has taught you something, that’d be good to share.” Well, you know something? Writing it DID change something for me. I’ve already touched on my writing process a […]
The Guns of Retribution – Characters
Following on from my post yesterday, in which I answered Emma Kerry’s question about my writing process regarding The Guns of Retribution, today I’m going to discuss my characters and what they mean to me, as posed by Doc O’Donnell – characters and what they mean to me. I’ve already written a post over on […]
My Writing Process
As I said in my post about writing historical fiction, a few people asked me questions on Twitter about The Guns of Retribution. As it comes out in paperback on Saturday, I thought I’d answer a few more. Writer Emma Kerry asked me about my writing process, and how the story grew, so I thought […]
The Guns of Retribution as historical fiction
I hate the concept of self-promotion about as much as I dislike the idea of using sulphuric acid instead of sun cream. It just doesn’t sit well with the English sensibility unless you’re an attention-seeking contestant on Big Brother. However, as Blackadder would say, needs must when the Devil vomits into your kettle, and here […]
