Category: writing
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10 YEARS AGO TODAY, July 2026
On 1st July 2016, The Case of the Curious Client (Bow Street Society Mystery 1) was published on Amazon for the very first time. Since then it’s undergone edits and re-edits and the book that’s available to purchase today is actually the third version. I’ve been on an incredible journey over the past decade, both…
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BOW STREET SOCIETY’S LONDON: RAILWAYS, May 2026
London in the nineteenth century, as now, had a variety of travel options. In this final part of my mini blog series focusing on travel in the metropolis, we’re going to be taking a look at the railway network. In 1896 / 1897 (the setting for my books), both the underground and overground railways were…
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NEW YEAR, NEW GOALS, January 2026
A new year brings a new beginning and new goals. My goals in 2025 were to: Read More, Write More, and Get Out There More. I’m satisfied I achieved these, and, so, I want to set some new goals for 2026. I will not be too hard on myself if I don’t achieve them as,…
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BOW STREET SOCIETY NARRATIVE ORDER, December 2025
At the point of writing this, there are seven books in the main Bow Street Society Mystery novel series and six volumes of the Bow Street Society Casebook. A question I often get asked by readers is: what order should I read the short stories and novels in? I usually recommend reading the novels in…
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VICTORIAN URBAN LEGENDS: Spring-Heeled Jack, September 2025
For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by urban legends and folklore. In fact, many years ago, I created a series of collages depicting the Bloody Mary legend for my A-Level art exhibition. Urban legends can tell us as much about ourselves and human nature as the fantastical creatures and yarns they’re…
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SUMMER SUMMARY, August 2025
Where I’m At I usually reserve writing updates for the monthly Gaslight Gazette newsletter, but as we’re already into the eighth month of the year I thought it would be nice to summarise everything here. At the beginning of 2025 I set myself three personal goals: 1) Read more, 2) Get out more and 3)…
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THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS, December 2024
It’s almost the end of 2024 and, like many others reading this, I can’t quite comprehend where the last eleven months have gone. In January’s blog, I set out the goals I wanted to achieve this year. Therefore, I thought it would be nice to end the year with a look back on those goals…