The Atholl Expedition
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
I have a rough draft for “The Atholl Expedition”
Months of work have paid off, and today I wrote the final paragraph of The Atholl Expedition, my second novel and the first in an exciting new series of books. The final word count is a shade over 65,000 words, which is far longer than my original intentions but
A cover reveal and title change for my next book
Never before have I been through so many different working titles for a project. Nothing seemed to sit quite right, from initial concepts (The Silver Glen) through to more considered and longer-lasting titles (Forbes’ Challenge or The Forbes Challenge). Part of the problem was that this book grew from a
Work draws to a close on “The Atholl Expedition”
Well, it has taken a little longer than expected, but at last I am working on the very final scenes to be included in The Atholl Expedition. This project has grown as I have written it and now it goes deeper into the characters of both Forbes and Duncan than
Character gallery for The Atholl Expedition
The Atholl Expedition, my second novel (or second novella, depending on your definitions) is coming! This book is a slight departure to my existing work. Set in 1847, the story follows an adventure taking place in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. Like my existing books it takes strong inspiration from
A sample scene from “The Atholl Expedition”
THE ATHOLL EXPEDITIONExtract from Chapter IVAugust the 24th, 1847Unpublished First Draft material ~ uncorrected and unedited Victoria wondered when Albert would be back from his hunt. In the early years of their marriage she had sulked when he spent time apart, but gradually she had come to realise that he needed
Backpacking from Blair Atholl to Aviemore
There comes a point in every writer’s career when the usual Google research is no longer enough. You’ve read the Wikipedia articles, you’ve chased up every ebook and textbook you can find, you’ve amassed a library of photos – but still something is missing. You become aware
Work underway on “Forbes’ Challenge”
Today I would like to introduce my readers to a new project I’m working on. Although I am continuing to chip away at Alpine Dawn, that’s very much a long-term project which is going to take a lot of time to complete; at this rate I doubt it’