Tag: novels

Favourite books – The Count of Monte Cristo

I first read the Count of Monte Cristo as a Classics Illustrated comic. I had a few of these. Prisoner of Zenda, Three Musketeers, The Time Machine. But this was the one that captured my interest the most. To summarise the story, Edmond Dantes is about to marry the...
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More in the Seasons of Change series

I’ve been doing a bit of work on another book in this series. This one will be the last book in the series. I know it’s out of order, but I have two reasons for this. One is that I felt inspired to work on that one. Two is...
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Storytelling

Image from Skyminds.net Why do we tell stories? To entertain, to share knowledge, to paint a picture with words.   For me, personally, reading fictional stories is a way to escape. Whether the story is fantasy or just a different reality, it’s a way for me to see a...
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The Importance of Research

My new project is a historical novel. It’s intended to be the first in a five-book series. It’s set in 1951 and will incorporate some of the histories of the area I grew up in.  As a teenager, I found I enjoyed studying history. I was fascinated by not...
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