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 | 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 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...
by Dan | Dec 21, 2015 | history, Robin Hood, the Immortal Knight Chronicles, Vampires, writing
I spent the weekend torturing Brother Tuck, the Bloody Monk. I am over 30,000 words into the first draft of Vampire Outlaw and my version of Friar Tuck is a disgusting, evil, blood sucking fiend. But why is he not called Friar Tuck in my story? Friar Tuck was a...
by Dan | Dec 12, 2015 | fantasy, Gunpowder & Alchemy, history, juvenile fiction, steampunk
Great news, Gunpowder fans! Book 3 is now available in all good eBook stores! Get Green Earth Shaking here, right now: Amazon US and Amazon UK Smashwords Kobo iBooks and Barnes & Noble will have it any moment now… So, what’s it all about, eh? She may...
