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02/11/2023
I have recently started the first draft of a second ghost story involving the MacGowan and Dawes characters from 'Statham Manor'. It is set in Suffolk again and I hope to be able to release the eBook by Easter 2024.
I will post updates on its progress and also other projects as regularly as I can.
12/01/2024
Warm greetings and best wishes for the year ahead. Christmas festivities aside, I have made good progress and am close to finishing the first draft. I found I needed to research a couple of areas and that took a little while. I hope that after the 1st draft is done, the story and timelines will quite quickly fall into line.
09/03/2024
Hi All, My next 'MacGowan and Dawes' story is now well underway. The second draft is finished and I am underway on the third one. It is coming together well but you can never be thorough enough, can you! I am also looking at the cover and hoping to persuade my wife Linda to paint it for me. Take care, everyone.
12/04/2024
Hello, I have decided to make this next 'M and D' mystery a novel rather than a novella. It means extensive rewrites but it allows for much more development of the characters and plot lines. I will keep you updated on progress. Fortis mane!
14/06/2024
Hello, I am now reaching the final stages of the next "M and D" novel. There are just minor alterations left to do and one final proof read left and then it will go up, hopefully by the end of July. It's been challenging but an awful lot of fun! Take care, mes amis
11/10/24
Hey all, first post for a while, the reason being I ran into some plot difficulties over the summer that took a bit of solving. I'm happy now and am hoping to upload, etc. before the end of November. I'm also close to finishing the first draft of the next "M and D" novel - which is proving an amazing challenge and fun to write.
17/12/24 It always amazes me where time goes! After some technical difficulties and life getting in the way, I have finally got 'Therein Spirit' up onto Amazon. This feels a significant achievement for me as it is my longest novel and gave me the hardest challenges. but I loved writing it and finally getting it out there. The next 'afterlife mystery' is well underway (second draft) and I hope to get that up and out a little quicker. I wish all of you a happy and safe Christmas. Fortis Mane.
09/04/25 It's taken too long to do another of these - apologies! I am pleased to tell you that I am now well into the next 'McGowan and Dawes' mystery. It's been a real pleasure to write and again travels across time a bit from the 1870s to contemporary times with a stopover in the 1970s. Locations are Cornwall, Sussex and Suffolk. I am hoping to get it up on Amazon by June!