by Dan | Dec 30, 2016 | children's books, fantasy, Gunpowder & Alchemy, steampunk
I’ve had a few covers for my brilliant middle grade fantasy series but none that I’ve been fully happy with. Until now. I think I love these. What do you think? White Wind Rising – Book 1 Buy now on Amazon US Buy now on Amazon UK Dark Water Breaking...
by Dan | Dec 12, 2016 | Book Reviews, history, Sci-fi
I knew that I would like this book even before I started it. I like scifi. And I like history, particularly ancient history. And this one, amazingly, is both. What I didn’t know was just how wonderfully well-written this story would be. So, what’s it all...
by Dan | Dec 1, 2016 | Galactic Arena, Indie publishing, writing
Well, I did it again. I set out to write a short novella and I went and wrote a longer one. 45,000 words at the end of the first draft, probably will end up at 50,000 at final draft. I can’t help it. So, I’ve finished the first draft of the second of the...
by Dan | Nov 10, 2016 | Sci-fi
Luc Besson’s new movie is Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Not due out until next year but we can now feast our eyes and brains on a new trailer: A lot of us really love Luc Besson movies. The first one I saw was when Nikita was on Channel 4 or maybe...
by Dan | Nov 3, 2016 | Galactic Arena, Sci-fi, Space, writing
Read the first part of my new story, Inhuman Contact right here. Okay, so what’s it all about? A mission of first contact under threat. The genetically engineered reserve crew are all that remain. Now, they must unlock their potential… and become truly...
by Dan | Oct 31, 2016 | fantasy, Robin Hood, the Immortal Knight Chronicles
Woooo-oooo-oooo ghooooosts and ghouls and vampires and whatnot and so on and so forth etc etc ad infinitum et nauseum. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when exhausted parents slap cheap paint over their kids’ tired faces, force them to dress up like...
by Dan | Oct 29, 2016 | Book Reviews, Galactic Arena, Sci-fi, writing, writing tips
Indie authors are always banging on about reviews. This is because they are important for helping you to sell more books, for many reasons like social proof influencing buyer decisions and also some promotion services only accept books with a certain number of them or...
by Dan | Oct 26, 2016 | Galactic Arena, Sci-fi
I have a new release! Inhuman Contact is the first prequel story in the Galactic Arena Series. I originally outlined the plot to this story almost ten years ago. I envisioned it as a stand alone novel and decided I would have to wait until I had more writing...
by Dan | Oct 22, 2016 | design, Galactic Arena, Sci-fi
Yesterday, I asked for your help in judging which cover to go for. Now, I’ve put my best team of statisticians on tabulating the numbers and analysing the data and… I can now report the results: Yep so the winner by quite a long way is cover no.1 aka the...
by Dan | Oct 21, 2016 | design, Galactic Arena, Sci-fi
I need your help! Inhuman Contact the first Galactic Arena prequel is being proofread and so is nearly ready for release. But I need to decided on a cover. Please can you look at these 4 options and let me know what one you think is best?! So, bearing in mind that any...
