The latest instalment of The Richard Davey Chronicles is out now!

A post about dealing with disappointing feedback

It was great to meet up with so many writers at the recent conference. Let's face it, writing is a solitary game so it's good to be...

I'm just back from France where the family were celebrating my father's ninetieth birthday. I am well aware how lucky I am to still have...

Many thanks to Tracey Warr and The Historical Novel Society for the opportunity to discuss my approach to writing about different...

I was pleased to see a new review appear at the start of 2024 for Rescuing Richard, the third instalment of The Richard Davey Chronicles....

Just a short message to wish everyone Season's Greetings and confess I finally got around to watching Napoleon at the cinema here on...

I couldn't let the recent release of Ridley Scott's film Napoleon pass without some comment. Firstly, I haven't seen it yet but I still...

I'm just back from a weekend at Angus BookFest: Celebrating Literature and Culture where I took part in their Local Myths, Legends and...

So what made me pitch an idea to Historical Writers Forum for their Masterworks anthology of historical short fiction inspired by works...

I am delighted to announce this anthology based on works of art. I was chosen to write one of the short stories and I think it is one of...

I was asked for my favourite three reads of 2023 so far by Ben Fox of shepherd.com - an excellent website for discovering new books...

Yesterday I drove along the coast from home in Sconser to Dunvegan. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the mountains stood out...

I recently read A Brutal Reckoning - The Creek Indians and the Epic War for the American South by Peter Cozens. I bought the book because...

Just a short post to thank Carmen and her book group for hosting me at Dingwall Community Library on Tuesday. There was a good turn out...

When I was sharing a stall with The Book Typesetters (Rachael & Nat) at the Newark Book Festival, we had plenty of time to chat. We are...

I'm so grateful to Amy's Bookshelf Reviews for a recent great review of Needing Napoleon. You can read the full review here:...

Excited to announce a recent interview I gave to the Historical Novel Society is now available to read on their website. You can get to...

I am just back from spending three days at the Newark Book Festival with my good friends Nat & Rachael of The Book Typesetters. I was...

I recently wrote an article for a print edition of Historical Times magazine. It was part of their Great Britain, Scotland & Ireland...

I am very happy to announce the third instalment of The Richard Davey Chronicles has gone to the printers. The expected delivery date is...