Experiences of organising visits to schools to do author talks. by Richard Denning For an author the hardest part of the process of writing and publishing books is promotion and marketing. Getting your book read by people involves getting it IN FRONT of people. The hard grind of achieving that falls to the author not […]

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If you are already selling ebooks via Kindle and Smashwords you may be interested that you can sell your e-books via Goodreads. Goodreads has been called ‘Facebook for book readers’. It is a large community of people who read, write and review books. As an author – whether self, indie, Print on demand or Mainstream […]

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The Battle of Waterloo on June 18th 1815 was the climax to over 20 years of wars that had devastated Europe. It was the moment Napoleon was finally defeated and is seen by many as the birth of modern Europe. Setting the Scene In my other article on the Battle of Quatre Bras I go […]

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Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Quatre Bras.  Never heard of it? Well if I mention a more famous battle that happened 2 days later – The Battle of Waterloo – you maybe now understand the campaign that I am talking about. Waterloo was the climatic battle in the wars that started shortly […]

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Today in the year 323 BC (or possibly on one the the last 2 or 3 days) Alexander the Great  died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon at the age of 32. Alexander (356 BC to 323 BC) was the son of King Phillip of Macedon and was educated my non other than the […]

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¿ I write historical fiction and fantasy novels because those are exactly the type of novels I also enjoy reading. If you are considering writing historical fiction here is a quick gallop through the process and the decisions to make. What to write? Firstly you have to consider these questions: Should you write what you […]

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