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

A post about dealing with disappointing feedback

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...

Unfortunately, I have just discovered there is going to be quite a long delay before the third instalment of the Richard Davey Chronicles...

https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/making-sense-of-napoleon I am delighted to have been asked to provide a guest blog for...

If you go to https://shepherd.com/best-books/shaka-founder-of-the-zulu-nation you will find my choice of five books to learn more about...

Today, I want to feature a fellow historical novelist - Fil Reid – Author – Historical Romance Writer. If you like a bit of romance in...

Recently, I have joined a couple of Facebook groups for people writing historical fiction. It's nice to interact with people doing the...

The Historical Novel Society is an amazing organisation for any fan of historical fiction. I really enjoyed my recent interview with...

Well, this will be a first for me. I am being interviewed on Radio Skye on Sunday 9 January at about 9.30am. The focus of the interview...

Hello all, having completed the third instalment of the Richard Davey Chronicles, I am currently writing a standalone novel about the...

I am now working with Nat and Rachael Ravenlock at www.thebooktypesetters.com on the cover of Serving Shaka, the sequel to Needing...

A while ago, I blogged about my struggles with a cover image for my imminent first novel Needing Napoleon. Well, a lot has happened since...

A while ago, I explained my interest in Shaka Zulu. Towards the end of that post, I promised to explain the inherent problems with...

On August 15th 1769 Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica. Well, I think he was Napoleone Buonaparte back then! He died on 5th May 1821,...

... and I don't mean hard covers. My book is starting out as a paperback and e- book! I had my first discussion with the designers. They...

When I was a boy, my father had some popular history books about the rise and fall of the Zulu empire in southern Africa. They had...