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The Atholl Expedition is finally here on Kindle – please share!
THE ATHOLL EXPEDITION(Alpine Dawn Book I)By Alex Roddie Introducing James Forbes in the quest for Scotland’s last glacier. SCOTLAND, 1847. Convalescence doesn’t suit Professor Forbes. When one of his former students appears exhausted at his door, telling stories of bloodthirsty gamekeepers and a mythical glacier in
The Atholl Expedition will launch on Christmas Eve
The Atholl ExpeditionAdd it to your Goodreads shelf nowGood news, folks – I have a solid launch date for my new title! The Atholl Expedition will launch on Christmas Eve, exclusively on Kindle at first although I am hard at work on a paperback edition. I’m also evaluating the possibility
The Only Genuine Jones Christmas sale – now 77p on Kindle
If you haven’t yet read my first novel, The Only Genuine Jones, now is your best chance to snap it up! I’m running a 77p sale for the Kindle edition over the Christmas period. Click here to buy your copy now.
Mountain Classics – Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whymper
Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69by Edward Whymper This series of articles showcases gems of mountain literature, both established classics and more esoteric titles. If you read only one book on the golden age of Alpine mountaineering, make it this one. Edward Whymper’s epic tale of his
Featured on The Gear – a great new website for outdoor enthusiasts
As outdoor enthusiasts we value objective, real-world recommendations on gear when looking to make a purchase. There are plenty of sites out there devoted to advertising outdoor gear, but all too often it isn’t clear if the site was paid to advertise an item or if it has been
The Atholl Expedition: location photo gallery
Overview of the Atholl and Mar forests, as seen from Beinn a’Ghlo. It’s a big area! Blair Castle, Blair Atholl. This is a key location in the early part of the book. The Great Hall Forest Lodge, Glen Tilt. This was traditionally where hunting parties from Blair would
The Atholl Expedition moves into beta
After a weekend of intense activity, I have succeeded in converting the second daft of The Atholl Expedition into a beta advance copy: that is, a rough-and-ready (but presentable) version of the book suitable for distribution to a small number of beta readers. This is something I recommend all writers
A plea to reviewers of The Only Genuine Jones
Thirty four people have reviewed The Only Genuine Jones over the past year on the UK homepage of the book. Twenty seven of those reviews were five stars – reviews any author would be proud to receive. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has taken the time to review my
Two months writing with a vintage Mac
A while ago I blogged about how I believed easy Web access has eroded my ability to concentrate and to write without distractions. I reminisced about the earliest computers I had used for writing: the bare-bones SE/30, the clunky but focused PowerBook 190, the IIsi. I decided to conduct