Writing

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Reading

Do I read to write, or write to read? I have asked myself this question numerous times over the last decade or two, and I don’t think the answer is ever going to be clear cut. What I can say is that nearly all my reading is in some

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The Man On The Rocks (new fiction)

They say that when it comes to romance it’s only when you’re not looking for it that you’ll properly find it, and that’s kind of how it was with me and Dave. I wasn’t looking for a skinny, brooding man sitting on top of an

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Ramblecast: River Swim

Part One: Part Two: Part Three: Part Four: VILLAGER, is now up for funding. I'd be delighted if you were able to help with its funding by reserving a signed first edition hardback - with your own name printed in the back - here. My new book has

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MISTY

Is Play Misty For Me one of my favourite films of all time, or do I just want to live in the house where Clint Eastwood lives in Play Misty For Me? I don’t think the answer is quite clear cut. I definitely think Play Misty For Me is

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Ramblecast: Villager

Part One: Part Two: My new book has just been published. It's called Notebook and you can order a copy from the independent bookshop, Blackwells, here. (They also deliver inexpensively outside the UK.) VILLAGER, is now up for funding. I'd be delighted if you were able

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Ghost

A few years ago I was talking about ghosts to a lady in a pub about six miles off the southern edge of Dartmoor. She told me she didn't believe in them, personally, herself. "There is one scary thing that happened to me, though, that I can&

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Early 2021: A Personal Compendium

There seem to be more horses on the moor than usual this winter. Alongside the horses, you normally get one or two very assertive humans, more often than not female, making sure the horses are in absolutely no doubt about who is boss. It is rare that you see a

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Ramblecast: The Bowerman's Nose and Kitty Jay's Grave

Part one: Part two: Part three: My first ever novel, VILLAGER, is now up for funding. If you'd like to reserve a copy, you can do so here. My most recent book is Ring The Hill - which is also out in the US and Canada in February.

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Ramblecast: Deadman's Corner

Part One: Part Two: Part Three: My first ever novel, VILLAGER, is now up for funding. If you'd like to reserve a copy, you can do so here. My most recent book is Ring The Hill - which is also out in the US and Canada in February.

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Ramblecast: Gibbet Hill

Part One (bit windy but gets clearer): Part Two: Part Three My first ever novel, VILLAGER, is now up for funding. If you'd like to reserve a copy, you can do so here. My most recent book is Ring The Hill - which is also out in the

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Ramblecast: A Fountain Not Made By The Hands Of Man

Part one: Part two: Part three: If you'd like to reserve a first edition hardback of my novel, Villager, and help with its funding in the process, you can do so here.

Writing

Ramblecast: Fire

Part One: Part Two: Part Three: Part Four: My first ever novel, VILLAGER, is now up for funding. If you'd like to reserve a copy, you can do so here. My most recent book is Ring The Hill - which is also out in the US and Canada