Hollywood is in a situation where the money men are in control and they are going with the safe option. They look at percentages rather than content. That is why almost every movie being churned out is either a sequel or a reboot. Nothing new has come through their doors in over a decade and…
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Is this it?
A question I find aking myself is, is this it? Is this all there is? Is this the end? I’ve been writing in some form or another for most of my life. At first it was a way to pass the time adding art to my stories and my love of comic books. Then I…
Lessons learned the hard way.
I think I’ve always wanted to write, ever since I was a small child I would lose myself in a book or comic which inspired me to do something of my own. I first began with making my own super hero comics but the time it took to do all the artwork meant that other…
Developing a Brand
Writing nowadays is just like anything else in the world. If you want to become noticed you have to regard yourself as a manufacturer of product, that product being whatever you write, whether its a short story, a novella or a full blown book. It is a product and to get that product into the…
Raine of Terror
Duncan Pryde is about to face a threat that could have catastrophic results for the entire galaxy. Raine of Terror is the title of Book Two in the Duncan Pryde series and no, that’s not a typo or spelling mistake because the antagonist in the book goes by the surname of Raine. Marcus Raine is…
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…
Moving in the right direction
As a full time writer the hardest part of the process for me has always been how to market said work. I’m sure other writers have the same feeling toward this as I do, that it is a task best left to the experts. I first learned how hard it is when I first started…
What do you get…
What do you get if you have an operative tasked with upholding the security of the Coalition, who appears to have no emotions? What do you get, if that operative displays no empathy towards anyone? What do you get if that operative can execute his duties without remorse or guilt? What do you get if…
Inspired by an old school hero
Bond, James Bond, that immortal introduction has been copied, parodied and loved for over fifty years, but it’s one that everyone recognises. My love for the character began when I was nine years old when as a family we went to the cinema to see Goldfinger, and I have been a fan since that day….
Spy Fi with a new twist
I’ve been a James Bond fan most of my life. My introduction to him was being taken to the cinema by my parents to see Goldfinger, I was nine years old and it blew my mind. After that I was a fan. When I started writing the intelligence services I used in my books as…
Master of Mayhem 