I was surprised and pleased this morning to recive a letter with not only the acceptance for Gunsmoke Express (I was expecting an email - which arrived later) but the contracts.

Gunsmoke Express is the fourth book about Sheriff Lawson and my 18th western title overall. I still have to add a page on The Sins Of Motherlode to my website http://www. ( Read more... )

Yesterday I got the welcome news from my publisher that my latest western has been accepted. My 17th title will be The Sins Of Motherlode ( Read more... )

My 16th western was published at the beginning of the month. Outlaw Express is the third of the Sheriff Lawson novels, following Silver Express and Dynamite Express. The previous novels featured Alec Lawson working closely with his three deputies, but this one is more of a solo adventure. Alec is working undercover, passing himself off as an outlaw ( Read more... )

I called on my next door neighbours this afternoon. Kate is expecting their third child, next month, so I knitted them a baby blanket. I used (part of) one of the vast, rugby ball sized balls of Aran yarn I was given by Sarah M when she had to quit knitting. I've had them for years, and it's nice to find a use for some of it, and to reduce the ( Read more... )

I've now had my 15th western accepted - Dynamite Express. It's the sequel to Silver Express, featuring characters who may or may not bear a passing resemblance to certain Star Wars pilots (I don't use the names of SW characters, or the setting: they are 'avatars', as used by some very well-lnown pro authors, so that's OK ( Read more... )

Yes, I have finally finished another western and have just signed the contract for publication ( Read more... )

I took a noiebook with me while I was away, so I could get on with drafting ideas It turned out to be quite a productive week.

I wrote the requested blurb for 'The Judas Metal', which I've since typed up and emailed to the publicity department at Hale, who are happy with it.

There will be another anthology of western short stories produced by the ( Read more... )

Today I got the letter I'd been hoping for - my 13th Black Horse Western has been accepted for publication. *bounces*

'The Judas Metal' is the third, and probably last, story about Cullen/Williams and Hyde. It's the follow-up to 'Cullen's Quest' and 'Hyde's Honour'. Nice comments from the publisher too - "I enjoyed The Judas Metal, which starts off ( Read more... )

I went to the library today to donate a spare large-print of Two-Gun Trouble. However, it seems they have more books than shelf space, and aren't accepting donations ( Read more... )

I'm happy to say that my new western, 'Silver Express', has been accepted for publication by Robert Hale for their Black Horse Western imprint.
It's likely to be published within a year, which is fast by usual publication standards.

It's set in Colorado, 1883 and is centred on Sheriff Alec Lawson and his three deputies. Star Wars fans might notice ( Read more... )