Novels
Posts relating to individual novels and stories.
Update 03-03-09
I’ve just received the proof copy for the paperback version of Alexandra and there is some universal law that states the errors will appear in the hard copy version that where completely invisible on screen, no matter how many times you have read through the manuscript! I am also revising Alice and hope to be... »
1,000 Downloads
My novel Alexandra has been downloaded over 1,000 times. Many thanks to everyone who has shown an interest and I hope the ebooks are easier to read than the online version. »
Mid Jan’09 Update
So it is 10 days since I sent my YouTube audition video to the UK Big Brother, so I'm guessing at this strange that I am not going to be kicking my career as a best selling author by appearing on a reality TV show. »
New Formats for Alexandra eBook
I have just uploaded the OpenOffice.org , RTF , and PDF versions of Alexandra. I had been fiddling about trying to find the perfect formatting before I released these files, then I realised they are editable files and there is no need for me to format the text perfectly. If I format the files... »
Download Free eBooks
I am releasing all my novels and stories as ebooks. The first file I have uploaded is the text version of Alexandra. You can download it here . I plan to add more file versions such as PDF, Word, RTF etc. I just have to get the formatting worked out. (I write all my... »
OK – I’ve Done It Again
I took the first two weeks of October off from writing Alice in order to recharge my batteries regarding that story. Instead I have been writing short stories, so that I have some complete works to post and satisfy you, my loyal readers, and the 50% of visitors that take one look at my... »
September Resolution Result
OK, firstly the bad news. My September Resolution was to write an average of 1,000 words of Alice every day and finish the first draft by the end of the month. I did not average 1,000 words a day and I did not finish Alice. But now the good news. Since records began (19th May this... »
Buy my Book
My novel Alexandra is now available as an ebook from the SmashWords site. I have experimented for the past year with putting the full text of my novel Alexandra on this site and running advertising alongside it. This was successful in getting my novel read by lots of people, but it was not very successful... »
Disaster Recovery
So after a day of cutting and pasting and generally rearranging chapters and scenes – and then rearranging them back to more or less where they started at – I now have a new design for Alice finished. I’m pretty pleased with the result as it’s not everyday I go from having completed 49% of... »
September Disaster
OK – My resolution to write 1,000 words a day for the month of September and get my novel Alice finished has hit a little speed bump. I did no writing Sunday or Monday. Also I did very little on Saturday and Friday. The reason I did no writing was, paradoxically, because I had nothing... »