Fellow writer Danny Hogan recommended that I read Flashman & The Redskins, and being on a real Old West kick at the moment, I decided that I would. Written in 1982 by George MacDonald Fraser, the novel comes as part of the Flashman papers, a fictional set of accounts that purport to be the memoris […]
Books
Friday Flash – The Duel
A veil of fog hid Browning Hall from view. Disappointed tourists in brightly-coloured raincoats milled around on the lawn. They’d come early to avoid the crowds, but the English weather thwarted their plans to see the house in all its splendor with no people in the way. Brenda Whitstaff weaved in and out of the […]
Book Review – Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West was first published in 1985. As Cormac McCarthy’s fifth book, it comes well before his more famous works, No Country for Old Men and The Road (both adapted for the screen in recent years). The book is a fictional account based upon both true events and […]
Freebies
I’m taking part in Read an Ebook Week over on Smashwords so until March 12th, you can get my steampunk novella, The First Tale, for free! That’s right – instead of the usual 99c, it now costs nothing. Just add the coupon ‘RE100’ at the checkout. Smashwords offer all kinds of formats, from EPUB to […]
A present for Valentine’s Day
That over-hyped and tacky day dedicated to commercialism and guilt is almost upon us, but don’t fret if you’re one of the single people forced to watch others spend lavish amounts of money on horrendous presents for their witless other halves – you can have a present too, and it’s actually one you might want! […]
Work appearing in a Christmas ebook
Christmas is a time for giving, so go and donate some of your funds to Metazen, and grab yourself a copy of their Christmas e-book. The lovely Annie Evett and fabulous Dan Powell have work in there, alongside my good self – so if you haven’t read my most recent Friday flash, The Music Man, […]
