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…

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…

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….

New Release

Today is the day that Discovery is released. August the first and a new book in the Col Sec series is published by Red Penguin Books through their Global Edit imprint. I am so excited to have this book published by my publishers who have all done a tremendous job from the editing through to…

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…

Discovery

It’s been some time since I’ve shared anything on here mainly because of the pandemic throwing a monstrous spanner in the works. Everything has been delayed and the book world is no different. Now though things are getting moving once more and I am proud to announce that Red Penguin Books’ imprint, The Global Edit…

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…