A Year of Challenges — half done!
Those who pop along here regularly will know that I do enjoy the occasional horrific challenge, such as an Ironman triathlon or running up and down mountains. I do it for fun. I also do it for...
View ArticleDUSK now available as an ebook
The first book from the new incarnation of Dreaming in Fire press is out now, and it’s the British Fantasy Award-winning DUSK! Here are the Amazon links. Please check it out: Amazon UK Amazon US Find...
View ArticleThe Silence set visit and USA trip
I’m just back from a very exciting trip to Toronto, where I visited set of The Silence movie. It was a strange, surreal and frankly brilliant experience, and I’ll write about it in a lot more detail...
View Article2017 –– triathlon and other stuff
It’s been a busy year for me with training and racing! At the start of the year I decided to raise money for DKMS (the Delete Blood Cancer charity), after we sadly lost a very good family friend just...
View Article2017 –– books and other fun
2017 was probably my most exciting year as a writer. From the very beginning, I had two potential movie projects being developed, so the whole year was spent waiting for calls and emails (anyone...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Tim
Yes, it’s that time of year again when I get to choose the best cake in the shop for Tim. I’m not sure how he will be able to resist this year’s effort, so join me in wishing Tim a very Happy...
View ArticleThe Brutal extreme triathlon – race report
They call it The Brutal. That really should have given me a clue. In truth I knew some of what to expect, because I did the half-iron distance last year and loved it so much––despite feeling like...
View Article2016 … in writing
2016 is nearly done, so as usual I’m spending a few minutes, and a few paragraphs, summing up my year in writing. It started as a bit of a ‘tie-in’ year when it comes to book releases, with books 2 and...
View Article2016 … sporty stuff
This is what I got up to in the swimming/biking/running realm this year! It’s been a busy 2016. I’ve trained harder this year than ever before (650 miles running, 2230 on the bike, 70 miles swimming …...
View ArticleThe Year That Never Was
Or at least we could hope that. But 2020 is almost done now, and as I do every year I wanted to write a blog about what I’ve been up to. Usually I do separate blogs for my sport and triathlon, and...
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