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There are quite a number of new reviews on Amazon USA and UK now. I'm happy to say that they are generally very positive, although I did recently hear from someone in Denmark who didn't like the book at all! Actually I feel really bad when that happens as I obviously want anyone who takes the...

Hope you don't mind me sharing this new review from Amazon :) 'This book is the story of two fourteen year old boys who find themselves transported into a realm of magic and nightmare. Reminiscent of the Chronicles of Narnia, the story quickly turns into a dark tale of nightmare, lust and...

I thought I would let everyone know that my old AOL page with excerpts from The Magic Lands is closing. I have now created a new site that has the first two chapters from my book available to read. You can find the link in my signature. Please do check it out if you get a chance. Comments are...

Just thought that I would post this in the spirit of balance, but I’ve just had my first really negative review on Amazon USA! After three five star reviews I got a one (count them!!) star review from someone who thought the book was not good at all. Oh well, you can’t win ‘em all :)

I thought this review that was just posted on Amazon UK might be of interest. I'm really pleased with it because the reader absolutely 'got' what the novel is meant to be about. 'If ever you've strayed in a dodgy part of town you'll have felt what this novel at times conveys; a sense of...

As a small thank you for all of the support I've had here, I thought I would post an excerpt from a work in progress, which hopefully will end up being my next book. This is only a rough version, so don’t jump all over me, but constructive criticism is always a good thing. It's called THE SHADOW...

For anyone interested there are a number of mini reviews of The Magic Lands on Amazon.co.uk It would be great to hear from some readers and I'm always happy to answers questions if anyone has one!

Thanks for replying. Having been thinking about it, I feel that while a strong cover will encourage someone to take a closer look at a book, it's really the synopsis that will make the difference in terms of reading or not. If anyone gets a chance to check it out, I've posted my own synopsis at...

Hi everyone, I’m very happy to say that I’ve just had my debut novel published and would love to swap thoughts and opinions on what makes a compelling read. Obviously, some of my motivation is market research, but if I don't ask people who are interested in books who can I ask! With this in...