An old saying, no good deed goes unpunished can be taken literally as a hint at negativity or just as a hint of irony but the last week or two I had time to witness this for myself. My partner and I went to visit family to help out with their two toddlers as the…
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New lease of life
For most of my life I have had to wear glasses due to bad eyesight, I developed short sightedness early on when I was at school, probably around the age of six or seven, it’s so long ago I can’t remember how old I was actually. In the last few years I developed cataracts on…
I hate social media
Why do I hate social media so much, is it because I find it difficult to talk about myself? I don’t think so because in social gatherings I tend to share quite a lote, possibly too much so it isn’t that. Is it because social media has a wider range and can reach more people…
Get over yourself.
How do you write about your mental health issues without coming across as a whining brat? This is the stigma attached to mental illnes and why the majority of men don’t come forward to report the struggles they’re going through. I know others have said the same thing but it doensn’t make it any the…
Writers block
Since I started writing I’ve had writers block a few times and each time I have found a way through it. This time though, it is crippling. Every other time I’ve experienced this type of debilitating block to creativity I have found a way through by switching topics, starting something new or simply just writing…
Something new on the horizon.
Red Penguin Books will be releasing Retribution some time in November which is great news for fans of this series not only because they will get this new edition with brilliant new artwork for the cover but also there will be a bonus story as well. I took the decision to add the next story…
Disinformation and will we ever survive all the lies?
Disinformation can be classified in many ways, propaganda, misleading information or just plain lies but more and more we see it invading our every day lives. This is nothing new, politicians and military leaders have used this tactic to give enemies false information since time began. We saw it take center stage recently with the…
Picking up the pace
The second book in the Col Sec series sees Matt Hawk who we last saw in Ronin, facing off against an enemy that has infiltrated all walks of life including that of business, government and even the military. This enemy is known as Omega, a terrorist group that has been hiding in the shadows waiting…
On a personal note.
As a writer the continuous lock downs were first viewed as a Godsend. Being an introvert being locked in my own home wasn’t a problem, in fact I looked at it as a paid holiday. During the first lockdown I continued to write and got myself a book deal which was nothing short of amazing….
Working during lock down.
As an introvert, facing lock down wasn’t as bad for me as it was for some. I was actually looking forward to having the time to get some writing done. I had started a few projects but none of which panned out due to something I hadn’t planned on. The stress of knowing the pandemic…
Master of Mayhem 