This blog was first published in March 2017, in the lead up to the launch of Blood and Bandages. I’m republishing it now for the books many fans and to inspire other writers to carry on, come what may. They say writing is a marathon not a sprint. I agree. I started my marathon without… Continue reading…
Welcome to part three of the story of writing Blood and Bandages, my first ever book. I’m sharing this journey with the book’s many fans, and to inspire other writers to have faith in their projects and carry on regardless. As this part reveals, some problems are foreseeable, others can pounce on you from nowhere.… Continue reading…
On 12th September 1945, General Itagaki, Commander of the Imperial Japanese Seventh Area Army, signed the official surrender of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in the Southern Region, at Municipal Hall, Singapore. It was the last major surrender ceremony of World War Two, a conflict which had cost over 60 million lives and led to the… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. I’ve not posted recently, (broken ankle, nuff said), so I’m going to dive straight in with an introduction to my current writing project, William Earl: Memoir of a World War Two Nursing Orderly. You may be familiar with the name because William contributed to the last series of,… Continue reading…