Another year over . . .
Christmas is a funny time of year for me. A love-hate sort of thing. I deeply resent it in early…
A life-changing session with a “psychic love coach”
This is a rather sweet piece I wrote for The Times in 2005. I came across it online the other…
Battle of the Boyne: myths and misconceptions
It was only when I began to research Blood’s Campaign – the third book in the series about my distant relative Holcroft…
Holcroft Blood – the world’s first autistic action hero
One of the weirdest things about being a novelist is how your characters come to life. I used to think…
My new Robin Hood novel
Some of you know this, some don’t – but I’ll tell you anyway. I’m writing a new addition to The…
Update: two more Holcroft Blood books coming your way
It’s been a month or so since I blogged on this site so I thought I would tell anyone who…
Cover reveal: Blood’s Campaign
I’ve been sent the cover of the third book in my 17th-century Holcroft Blood series – Blood’s Campaign. This is…
Bad news/good news about Robin Hood and the Caliph’s Gold
As the old joke goes, I have good news and bad news about the novel I’m writing: Robin Hood and…
The Knowledge Factory (or why education is cleverer than you think)
I was lying in bed early this morning (bloody summer – the daylight often wakes me at 5am through cracks…
Robin Hood and the Caliph’s Gold
I’m trying something completely new (well, new for me). I’m attempting to crowdfund a new Outlaw Chronicles novel called Robin…