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...

On writing about spring

Added on 15 April 2017

Spring is here again, bringing primroses, geese overhead and all the other delights that come around at this time of year. I’ve just done a podcast of spring poems (here), and realise that I have sinned. Or have I? Reading an anthology of new poetry recently, I was struck by the editorial intr...

More good things bears do in the woods

Added on 08 April 2017

There are a couple of fascinating videos that I've been pointed to repeatedly over the past couple of weeks. The first one (here) is Suzanne Simard talking about trees communicating with each other. It's full of fascinating research about the ways that trees in a forest co-operate, passing c...

Preparing for bears

Added on 19 March 2017

Anyone who has read my novels (special offer here!) won’t be surprised that I’m in favour of the reintroduction of carnivores to Scotland. It’s an obvious solution to the problem we face of over-sized populations of deer. As usual I’m running a car with a massive dent in the...

28 Plays Later

Added on 04 March 2017

During the month of February I took part in a challenge called '28 Plays Later', which meant writing a play every day. It seemed a near-impossible task to begin with, but I hoped it would get my creative juices flowing, improve the fluence of my script-writing and allow me to experiment with...