Authors' Foundation support

Added on 10 August 2017

I'm delighted to have been awarded an Authors' Foundation grant to take time to work on my next writing project, so I can dedicate September to this and more time in the early part of 2018. And no, I can't tell you what it's about. It's a secret, for now!

Blogging elsewhere

Added on 10 August 2017

In case you're wondering why I've gone quiet, it's because I have been writing blog posts on other sites, and I seem to have a finite capacity to do this, hence none getting written here. At the moment I'm writing the dig diary for an archaeology project at Clachtoll Broch, just up t...

The sea as a time machine

Added on 15 June 2017

I will be leading a workshop about using the sea as inspiration for writing about the past (or the future), at the 'Expressing the Earth' conference, on Seil and Luing islands, 22-24 June. For more information see here: http://www.geopoetics.org.uk/

Suilven - in a blaze of glory

Added on 07 May 2017

Suilven is a seriously special mountain, without doubt my favourite. For the next few months I'm part of a team of people who will be blogging about all aspects of the hill, while two stretches of the path up the mountain are upgraded. You can read my first post here. There will be more. The pro...

Contract signed with Saraband Books

Added on 01 May 2017

I am delighted to be able to announce that I have signed a contract with Saraband Books to publish my historical novel trilogy. The first volume will be out within a year. Watch this space.

Contract!

Added on 29 April 2017

Tomorrow night is Beltane, and I'll be celebrating with a fire as always, but this year with a special zeal as today I signed a contract with Saraband Books for the publication of Stone Stories, my historical novel trilogy! The trilogy is set, as regular readers no doubt know, in the Iron Age. I...