Thomas the Rhymer is a popular Scottish folk ballad. The hero of the song, Thomas, is out one fine morning when a lady on a milk white steed comes riding over the moor towards him. Recognising that the beautiful woman is no mere mortal and no doubt recalling that it’s always best to be polite to…
Category: My Books
Looking at Both Sides – Adventures in Co-writing and Historical Fiction
Around the end of September 2015, my friend, historical fiction and non-fiction author, Matthew Willis, said the immortal words ‘Hey, does anyone want to write a book about the battle of Hastings with me?’ (I’m paraphrasing but that really was the gist of it.) I hadn’t studied anything to do with the Norman Conquest…
Throwback Thursday: A Debut Author’s A B C of Publishing
Whether you want to be published traditionally or not, most of us are interested in what happens when you’ve crossed that fence. There have been some excellent posts on the mechanics of the publishing and I’m certain I can’t do any better. So here for your amusement is a series of observations from my first…