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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Category: Books

Book reviews.

Haunted Thailand new cover from Fiverr!
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Haunted Thailand new cover from Fiverr!

ward 27/04/2021

Haunted Thailand now has a new book cover! You probably guessed that from the headline and above picture. It was a necessary purchase as the old one made me cringe … Read More

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Australia, Morocco, Thailand – getting book covers from Fiverr
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Australia, Morocco, Thailand – getting book covers from Fiverr

ward 18/02/2021

I finally got round to getting a new book cover done for my ‘Australia, Morocco, Thailand’ travel stories collection. The previous ones I did myself and I am not ashamed … Read More

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Thai beliefs, ghosts and spirits – learn more!
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Thai beliefs, ghosts and spirits – learn more!

ward 12/01/2021

If you are interested in ghosts, spirits and folklore, then I have something to recommend. Yes, it is time for a bit of self-promotion for my Haunted Thailand ebook. I … Read More

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Relic by Preston & Child
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Relic by Preston & Child

ward 30/12/2020

I just finished Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child about an hour ago. I hate the cliche of describing something as a ‘page-turner’ but sometimes it really does apply. … Read More

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Hands on with Amazon’s Print On Demand
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Hands on with Amazon’s Print On Demand

ward 01/10/2020

The Amazon Print On Demand service always seemed pretty cool and something I wanted to try out on The Uneven Passage of Time. It is my most reviewed book so … Read More

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Hard Landing by Stephen Leather

ward 19/09/2020

Hard Landing is the first book in the Spider Shepherd series by British author Stephen Leather. I don’t really many thrillers but when I am in the mood for one, … Read More

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Getting a professional book cover is essential

ward 08/09/2020

I have had a really bad series of book covers for quite a while now. In fact, the cover for my oldest collection of short stories – The Uneven Passage … Read More

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Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz (Bond novel)

ward 26/06/2020

I got this James Bond book on my birthday, started it yesterday and finished it today. Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz is the perfect beach holiday read and … Read More

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Haunted Thailand is now out!

ward 12/12/2019

If you are interested in the haunted shenanigans, the occult, ghost, demons, spirits or folklore, then you are in for a treat. A cheap treat too because I am nice … Read More

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Haunted Thailand ebook is almost ready

ward 18/09/2019

Many moons ago I wrote an article for a Bangkok Magazine called Haunted Thailand. Actually, it was called Ghosts in Thailand or something but my editor changed it and frankly, … Read More

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Sandstorm by James Rollins (Sigma Force book 1)

ward 11/09/2019

I had been meaning to read a James Rollins book for a while and so I thought I might as well start with Sandstorm as it is the first book … Read More

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I really wanted to rant about the subscription model but…

ward 20/08/2019

I started writing a whining complaint about the increasing move to the subscription model. This was mostly inspired by a diary app I had been using that one day decided … Read More

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Pegg and Frost to adapt Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

ward 30/04/2019

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch is a superb book that I highly recommend. It is the first of a series of novels that concern magic, occult, and weird-as-bollocks occurrences … Read More

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I made a new book cover with Procreate
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I made a new book cover with Procreate

ward 27/04/2019

Following last week’s article and the joy of travel websites, I was feeling inspired. I have many passions in life beyond travelling, drawing and writing but those three sound cooler … Read More

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Promotion of Travel Book Time!

ward 18/11/2018

I have recently been mentally busy. This is the busiest time of year with seemingly everyone I know asking me to write or edit something or other. I am also … Read More

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Origin by Dan Brown

ward 25/09/2018

I am going to be controversial here and confess that I always enjoy a Dan Brown book and Origin was no exception.

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World Without End by Ken Follett

ward 20/03/2018

World Without End is an epic tale of medieval life with plenty of excitement and dastardly things going on.

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Writing is fun. Here is how to write more…

ward 07/11/2017

I have noticed a couple of themes that appear in every writing tips article and they are definitely true. If you are attempting Nanowrimo or want to try out writing a book, this might help a little.

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Short, fun travel tales!

ward 17/08/2017

I haven’t done this for ages, so it seems the perfect time to publicise my short collection of lighthearted travel tales. “Australia, Morocco, and Thailand. Three True Travel Stories”.

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Alan Partridge: Nomad

ward 07/01/2017

Nomad is one of the funniest books I have ever read. I guess it helps if you know Alan Partridge as his voice read the book in my head and was all the funnier for it. This is now literally the case as I have also downloaded the audiobook (read by Coogan/ Partridge).

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