Robin Hood and the Caliph’s Gold – an extract
This is an extract from my new adventure novel Robin Hood and the Caliph’s Gold, which I thought I would…
Virtual voyage around the Med – with Robin Hood
When I write historical fiction, I try to be as accurate as I can about the places where my heroes…
The Last Berserker – Extract from my unpublished novel
I’ve finished writing a Viking fantasy and, so far, it has not found a suitable publishing home. Nevertheless, I think…
Robin Hood and the Castle of Bones – a beginning at last
I’ve finally made a start on my new Robin Hood novel and I’ve found a kind of zen-like calm from…
What I’m writing about this week, #6: the two Burgundies
No, I haven’t opened a couple of bottles of a crisp, flinty Puligny-Montrachet at ten in the morning to cope…
My Robin Hood – a hero I’ve lived with for nearly 20 years
I first started thinking about Robin Hood as a protagonist for a series of historical fiction novels in 2002, when…
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…