WRITING CRIME FICTION
WHY I BEGAN WRITING CRIME FICTION So why did I start writing crime fiction when I enjoy writing historical novels? Well I suppose there are two reasons why I turned […]
AUTHORS’ CORNER : Meet author Fraser Oz and his new psychological thriller.
1 Good morning Fraser. Welcome to Authors’ Corner and thank you for agreeing to come along and talk to us today. I understand that you were born in the United […]
Thank you Ernest Hemingway
I have often been asked who was the author who most influenced my writing and invariably I have fudged the answer; I’ve read everything from Tolstoy to William Boyd, I’d […]
Britain’s lost children
This summer we have had a house full of children and watching them play and jump endlessly in and out of the swimming pool made me reflect on a book […]
Researching the novel THE SHINING CITY
I knew from the start that writing a novel set in Moorish Spain would take a lot of work. I only had a general idea about what life was like […]
Latest novel: The Shining City
I loved researching the history behind my latest novel THE SHINING CITY. Besides reading a lot about the period, I made many trips to the archaeological site of Madinat al Zahra, […]
2 new book reviews from HNS INDIE REVIEW
THE ONLY BLUE DOOR HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY INDIE REVIEW January 2014 Most of us are familiar with child evacuation during World War 2, but I wonder how many know about child […]
Madinat al-Zahra a splendid city now in ruins
View from the upper terrace Entrance to the Royal Residence When I first heard about the ruins of Madinat al-Zahra, I was intrigued by the idea that a palace-city of […]
The advantages of self-publishing
Two years ago I gave my novel Between the Sierra and the Sea to a vanity publishing house to publish. They did not style themselves as vanity-publishers, rather they talked […]
FREE KINDLE copy of SANTIAGO TALES
From today for five days my latest novel SANTIAGO TALES is available FREE on kindle. Why don’t all you ebook lovers download a copy and enjoy following Beth as she […]