Aquila alongside Umberto Eco, Paulo Coelho and Viktor Frankl on a bookstall in downtown Beirut!
Available! Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God?
Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God? is a work of historical fiction, set on the Isle of Elba in the 6th century. You can buy the ebook at an introductory price from your favourite supplier through this link. Paperback and audio editions should be available shortly. Continue reading “Available! Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God?”
Published – on Valentine’s Day!
Silvanus is a young lad intent on becoming a man. When his God Aquila smiles on him, Silvanus finds a cave of precious gems. His dreams of buying a boat and fleeing his island home are that much closer! Instead, a series of events lead Silvanus to the bizarre old hermit, Cerbonius. His uncanny wisdom causes Silvanus to question everything he knows about the world, and he discovers his ambitions are far too small.
Plunge into an unfamiliar era of fearful stone gods served by lewd priestesses, an era of piracy, treachery and love, of wars and rumours of wars, and of the constant struggle to survive.
Aquila will be available as an ebook on 14th February 2018. Just click here to pre-order or buy your copy from your favourite supplier.
Going Indie!
Well, I think I’m going to take the plunge and self-publish Aquila – Can Silvanus escape that god? Keep a lookout for it in the next month or two!
The amount of advice different people and organisations give is somewhat overwhelming. And often aimed at Continue reading “Going Indie!”
Chat with Jody Reynolds
Time for another chat with a budding author. This time he’s from the opposite end of the world to me. J.B. Reynolds lives in rural Northland, in the very north of North Island, New Zealand. Continue reading “Chat with Jody Reynolds”
Introducing Trin Carl
Hailing from Minnesota, Trin Carl enjoys the outdoors and all the seasons, especially the fall as it reminds her of her days teaching and attending school at Metropolitan State University.
Well, we’re enjoying a beautiful fall now – or autumn, as we call it Continue reading “Introducing Trin Carl”
A Chat with MDNeu
It’s time for another interview with a budding author. Today I’m having a chat with Marvin Neu, who writes under the pen name MDNeu.
MDNeu describes himself as a passionate fiction writer with a love for travel. Living in the heart of Silicon Valley (San Jose, California) and growing up around technology, he’s always been fascinated with what could be. Specifically, he’s drawn to Science Fiction and Paranormal television and novels. His inspiration has come, among others, from Continue reading “A Chat with MDNeu”
The sun was dark for a year!
I had to cut out most of this forum scene describing historic events, but thought someone might find it more interesting than a simple chronology.
Rhythmic beating resounds from the street outside, getting louder all the time. People rush 
around, shouting. Boys drag each other out into the street as the sounds of drumming and heavy boots increase. Several young men sidle off through a side archway. What’s going on? Continue reading “The sun was dark for a year!”
Virna’s attempted rape – a reading
I’ve tried something new – a reading from my WIP, in which the runaway slave girl Virna tells Silvanus how she came by those ominous lashes. If you watch to the end, you’ll even see what she looks like…
Here’s the link.
I’ve done this in aid of a Philippine project to make books available to the general public by opening libraries in public schools around the country.
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What’s that I see?
Here’s the draft cover for my book. I’d be interested to hear how it comes over. All comments are most welcome.