Something new..
A slight change in direction and genre, just introducing myself to some new characters and a new world. 1877, Thursday 4th October, 11.15pm DSI Smythe crouched down by the body, its shroud stained by the blood seeping from beneath. He reached out to take the corner of the sheet between his thumb and forefinger and…
A Dire Prediction
A few health and work issues since my last post have set me back a bit, but almost ready to get back on the proverbial horse – only the proverbial one, mind you, the real one is going to take a few months more. Over a week in quarantine waiting for an operation, then a…
Elated and exhausted!
So, a few days ago, I dotted the final ‘i’s, crossed the last ‘t’s and added a concluding full stop. After six years of writing and re-writing (and several years before that of procrastinating and planning), the first draft of my first novel is completed. Untitled, but complete. Done, Fini, Finito, well – until a…
Thirteen Ancient Treasures For a Covid19 Lockdown
The Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain are a very interesting set of magical items written down in late medieval Welsh literature. Interesting, in that only one is a weapon, whilst the others have a diverse range of abilities, most of which, would come in very handy for use (or misuse) during this Covid-19…
Glamour
When we say ‘Glamour’ nowadays we tend to mean an attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing or a beauty or charm that is sexually attractive. We only have to open a fashion or gossip magazine to see a million articles or photographs that allude to this, but did you…
The Glamouring of Brond Col.
He stared. If truth were to be told, then Brond Col had not seen anything as beautiful as the view he saw now. The soft rocking of the ship did little to hide the rhythmic rise and fall of the young woman’s bosom as she slept. She was the epitome of beauty, with porcelainlike skin…
Excerpt: untitled novel
The gap between indifference and treason bridged. Dutte reached the roof and made his way towards the next warehouse. The moon illuminated his way to the edge and the narrow gap between the two buildings. As Fferyll had said, a short board made of planks bridged the gap and he gingerly tested it by tapping…
The Weirdstone
Why this journey and why ask you to accompany me? Well it would be easier to start with why Fantasy? Back in the day, when I was at lower school (that’s ages 5 – 9) I used to gorge on historical non-fiction from the school library and the scholastic book catalogue. Stories of Rome, Vikings…
The Elven Scroll . . .
A long time ago, in a land far, far away, I was introduced to a whole universe of magical worlds, the creation of countless authors and scribes throughout the years. After wasted years of pondering and procrastinating, I am aiming to join them. Chained to my writing desk in my scriptorium, I am nearing the…
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