Hello, and thanks for stopping by. I’m conscious I haven’t posted in a while, but with my new book being released this time next month (more on this later), I thought this would be a good time bring keep everyone up to date.

So, the last post I uploaded was back in February after I had been to Bradford Comic-Con, organised by Unleashed Events. It was the first event of this nature to be held in my home town and it was a roaring success for everyone involved.

I wanted to give a special mention to a fellow indie-writer I connected with last year via Twitter – Drew Forest. In February I read his second novel Reading the Palms of Dolls. Drew is a fantastic writer and I’m very much looking forward to reading more from him. Check out my review of Reading the Palms of Dolls. 

Another indie-writer I discovered in the last few months was K.T McQueen and her novel Whispers on the Hill. K.T’s writing will keep you on the edge of your seat.

I’m also looking forward to reading the debut novel by promising young writer named Rebecca Poppleton. I had the pleasure of meeting Rebecca at Bradford Comic-Con and I can’t wait to make a start on her book The Writer, which is released on 1st June.

Moving on to my own work… My debut novella Within the Dark Places was released nine months ago and sales are steadily growing each quarter with great reviews, so I’m super excited for the release of the follow-up Where the Darkness Hides on 30th June. The story opens with a scene which takes place only hours before the events of Within the Dark Places commenced and then immediately jumps in where we left off. I can’t wait to see what reception this will receive, especially if you have read the first instalment. You can currently pre-order the paperback edition through amazon.co.uk.

As I mentioned, Bradford Comic-Con was a great success. I will therefore be appearing at York Comic-Con (also organised by Unleashed Events) on 13th August. I’ll be selling and signing copies of Within the Dark Places and Where the Darkness Hides as well as having a general chit-chat with anyone who stops by to say hello.

The promoting of Where the Darkness Hides will probably keep me busy up to November when I am please to say by third novella will be released.

The book is called The Church of Freyr and is a new story I penned last summer. I will be releasing further updates and snippets as we head into the autumn. To give you a taste of what to expect, one of my beta-testers described it as Californication meets the Wicker Man. 

Obviously, it’s going to be a busy six months, but that doesn’t mean I have stopped writing. About three months ago I completed the first draft of the second sequel to Within the Dark Places. At present I am in the earlier stages of revision and rewrites, but I’m pleased with how its going so far. This will bring to a conclusion what I have dubbed the The Darkness Trilogy.  There is no planned release date as of yet, but I’m hoping for autumn 2018.

Well that’s all for now. Keep safe and keep reading.

D.T