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Raven

May 7, 2025 Longrider 0

Raven and Other Stories is my latest anthology. Most of these stories have appeared in Leggy’s Underdog Anthologies over the past three years or so. […]

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Oh Dear

May 4, 2025 Longrider 7

This writing lark is interesting in that it can be both frustrating and satisfying. Joining groups to share and discuss was something I thought might be […]

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Rose Sample

April 13, 2025 Longrider 3

As requested in the comments, here is a sample of Rose – the prologue and first chapter. Prologue The Caribbean 1715 Nathanial Fury spat out […]

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One to Avoid

April 12, 2025 Longrider 7

They are determined to shit on our culture and history. Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been cast in a new play as Elizabethan playwright […]

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That Went Well

April 11, 2025 Longrider 6

Since taking over my own publishing, I have been trying different marketing strategies. So far, Amazon and Meta as I already know that Twitter/X is […]

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Er, Yeah, This is a Fuck Off

April 9, 2025 Longrider 9

Sensitivity readers. But surely these sensitive “sensitivity readers” are at least trained in literary analysis? Not quite. In most cases, what qualifies them to advise […]

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It Never Ends

April 8, 2025 Longrider 3

I’ve not heard of these people before, but my usual approach is that if they have contacted me, then I’m not the one who will […]

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On the Subject

April 7, 2025 Longrider 8

Of Amazon – and an observation of American sensibilities. Having decided to take over the publishing of my books from Leggy, I decided to experiment […]