Personal: It’s a privilege to act as tutor to the creative writing group in Chapel-en-le-Frith, under the aegis of Chapel Arts. No two members of the group are alike in writing interests, style or background, but they’re all enthusiastic, all…

Personal: I’ve now learned that my one-act play Bequest will be performed by Chapel Players in the Playhouse, Chapel-en-le-Frith from 7.30 p.m. on June 10th and 11th and June 17th and 18th. It will be one of three short plays…

Personal: Our Glossop Bookfest team has now settled on a date and venue for our celebration and promotion of local authors: Saturday 12th November in the Methodist Church, Glossop. There will be stands for authors to offer their books for…

Personal news: Here’s what Glossop Creates, our local umbrella organisation for local artists and craftspeople, said on their website about our forthcoming folktale evening (12th May 2022): ‘Everyone enjoys ghost stories… and we have some brilliant ones in the Peak…

My plan is to write a series of blogs in which I’ll review books I’ve read recently and recommend to others, and add bits of my own news… starting here and now: Personal news: Regarding my novels – Perilaus II…

I’m still alive despite the pandemic. Just been hibernating. As this generally ghastly year draws to its close, leaving us to look back on it with the clear perspective of 2020 hindsight (pause for groans), I shall sum up what…

A 33,000 word novella entitled The Man who Let the Cat of Doom out of the Bag, and subtitled  A Surreal Apocalyptic Fantasy with Poetical and Musical Interludes, has now been released on to the unsuspecting public by Fantastic Books…

I try not to be too politically biased in my blog posts. However, like a lot of British citizens, I’m at the end of my tether with our present government. The failings of our Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, perhaps reflect…

I’m delighted to say that two more authors, Sue Knight and John Scotcher, have joined our project, donating 100% of the author royalties on sales of the following books to NHS Charities Together. John’s YA novel is an exciting mystery…

Further to the blog I posed yesterday, FBP’s CEO, Dan, has now posted a video presentation of the books so far scheduled to profit NHS Charities Together. Go to the link: https://www.fantasticbooksstore.com/blog/supporting-nhs-charities-together/ and watch this six-minute presentation. To see more…