by Dan | Feb 25, 2016 | children's books, fantasy, Gunpowder & Alchemy
Paper Cranes published a lovely review of White Wind Rising: Gunpowder & Alchemy Book 1 today: This book kept me company this past weekend while I was feeling under the weather, and I must say it was a really good companion. White Wind Rising is the first book in...
by Dan | Feb 20, 2016 | design, fantasy, history, horror, Indie publishing, Robin Hood, the Immortal Knight Chronicles, Vampires
I have the first version of the Vampire Outlaw cover now done. I think it will need a few tweaks. The title bevel needs to be reduced. The bloodstain behind the arrowhead needs to be moved so you can see the shape of the arrow. What do you think? Does this make you...
by Dan | Feb 19, 2016 | children's books, design, fantasy, Gunpowder & Alchemy, history, Indie publishing, steampunk
Updating my covers and this is the third book in the Gunpowder & Alchemy series: The new cover: The old cover is largely the same design but from this I added the English Civil War pikemen and cavaliers plus the WW1 tank! What do you think, is the new cover better...
by Dan | Feb 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
My sister is moving house and found a load of old photos. Amongst which was this one below. I think one of the reasons why I do not feel such spontaneous joy at pulling a silly face these days is due to the repeated small scale miseries I experienced in the time...
by Dan | Feb 18, 2016 | children's books, design, fantasy, Gunpowder & Alchemy, Indie publishing, juvenile fiction
The next cover in the Gunpowder & Alchemy series is a bigger change. Here’s the new cover: This is the old Dark Water Breaking cover: I think that it’s clearly better but it is also the hardest cover for me to work out. What do you think, is...
by Dan | Feb 18, 2016 | children's books, design, fantasy, Gunpowder & Alchemy, Indie publishing
I’ve updated my covers for Gunpowder & Alchemy. Here’s the latest version of book one, White Wind Rising: For reference, here’s the old version: Not massively different but strangely the downloads per day have gone down since I...
by Dan | Jan 28, 2016 | history, Robin Hood, the Immortal Knight Chronicles
I’ve been reading a lot about the medieval English longbow and English archers while researching Vampire Outlaw over the last few months. I’ve written a few points I find interesting. Now, there are conflicting opinions about the longbow out there...
by Dan | Jan 13, 2016 | Indie publishing, writing, writing tips
A few days ago I was interviewed by author Lorna Suzuki for her All Kinds of Writing Blog. It was great fun, Lorna asked a lot of considered questions such as: What do you get when you mix historical fiction with the supernatural? You get The Immortal Knight...
by Dan | Jan 12, 2016 | horror, Indie publishing, the Immortal Knight Chronicles, Vampires, writing
Reviews sell books. It’s that simple. And a lack of reviews actually harms sales. That is why I need reviews for my book Vampire Crusader: the Immortal Knight Chronicles Book 1 and that is why I am giving it away, for free, in return for a fair and honest...
by Dan | Jan 7, 2016 | fantasy, history, Robin Hood, the Immortal Knight Chronicles, Vampires, writing
Vampire Outlaw: the Immortal Knight Chronicles first draft is going well. I’m averaging about 3,000 a day, which is great considering we just had Christmas and New Year. Some days I’ve put in over 6,000 words to keep that average up. Right now, I am...
