Tag: Society of Authors

Altruism for Authors

I’m a great believer in supporting the writing community wherever possible and whenever practicable. Of course, there is competition for representation, for publication, and for funding, but most of that activity happens in the privacy of one’s outbox and those all-important decisions are beyond our control once we have pressed send. How can novel writers …

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And now for some good news…

Branching out. I’d planned to post something about anthologies, but that will have to wait. Why? I’ll tell you because a lot has been happening. No, I haven’t finished the first draft of The Caretaker yet. However…drum roll…. I signed a contract recently with Joffe Books for my two Brit thrillers, Standpoint and Line of Sight to be published …

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brought to book – part 1

Someone recently asked me about my membership of the Society of Authors. ‘How come,’ they said with an arched eyebrow, ‘You’re a member of the society but you’ve yet to have any of your novels published?’ Well, seeing as you asked … For years, on the quiet, David French and I have been producing our …

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