New novel on Amazon for 71p

    New novel on Amazon for 71p

    My new novel The Great Dominions is now available on Amazon UK and Amazon US for only 71p / 99c – for a limited time only. It’s a full-length historical fantasy (79 chapters, 140,000 words); here’s the spiel: “On the eve of the greatest battle in the history of the Crusades, something ancient and evil [...]

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    The creative process part 4: David D'Andrea

    The creative process part 4: David D’Andrea

    David D’Andrea really shouldn’t need any introduction. His style is immediately identifiable, and graces posters, CD covers and t-shirts for the likes of Sleepy Sun, Om, Boris, Agalloch, Swans, Witchcraft and Sleep. I’ve always been a great fan of his intricate, layered compositions and was over the moon when he agreed to work on a [...]

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    The Great Dominions - cover design

    The Great Dominions – cover design

    I’ve been working on the cover for my novel ‘The Great Dominions’ and here it is in its more-or-less finished form. The type is Blackletter HPLHS, a hand-drawn gothic font based on the lettering of French heraldic engraver Charles Demengeot, and is available as a free download here. The background is a detail from the [...]

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    The creative process part 3: B A Vierling

    The creative process part 3: B A Vierling

    Benjamin Vierling is a stunning talent, probably best known for painting the cover of Joanna Newsom’s album ‘Ys‘. Couched in the traditions of German and Flemish masters, Romantics and Pre-Raphaelites, he takes traditional techniques (such as painting with egg tempera onto wood panels), and re-interprets them for a 21st century audience. But as well as [...]

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    The creative process part 2: Joshua Belanger

    The creative process part 2: Joshua Belanger

    Following on from my last post covering Arik Roper, it’s now time to take a look at the amazing work of New Hampshire-based Joshua Belanger. I’ve commissioned a number of underground artists to illustrate my forthcoming novel, and Joshua landed an important character. The character in question features in some pivotal scenes, and I’ve been [...]

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    The creative process part 1: Arik Roper

    The creative process part 1: Arik Roper

    After many years of faffing around I have finally finished my novel. More on that in a later post. In the meantime, whilst trying to figure out what to do with it (ebook, most likely), I’ve been commissioning some illustrations. This has given me a lot of pleasure, on the whole; it’s meant I can [...]

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    Movies

    Two very odd movies
    Two very odd movies

    Sep 13, 2010 | Discuss

    I’ve recently watched two very odd movies that, in some ways, are also very similar: ‘Se…

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    Music

    Artists to watch in 2011 (radio edit)
    Artists to watch in 2011 (radio edit)

    Jan 12, 2011 | Discuss

    A few music sites have published lists of artists to watch in 2011. I’ve had a listen to playl…

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    Poetry

    Another crap poem
    Another crap poem

    Sep 30, 2010 | 2 Comments

    Just returned from another week’s camping in Somerset. Great site as always – 1km across…

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    Events

    Autostitch panoramas
    Autostitch panoramas

    Dec 12, 2010 | Discuss

    The autostitch app is most excellent – here are some panoramas wot I made recently with nothin…

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