daynote Daynote - Thu 19th Sep 2024 Hard to believe, but A RELUCTANT SPY has been out in the world for a full calendar week as of this morning. That's kind of wild to me. I had been warned by various author friends about the huge crash that comes after a book launch, and I&
daynote Daynote - Wed 18th Sep 2024 I use this image on my daynotes whenever my brain feels a bit like this, and today is one of those days. I'm not exactly in a slump, per se, but definitely a bit of a post-release haze/comedown. To forestall any concerned queries, this isn't
daynote Daynote - Tue 17th Sep 2024 It's audiobook release day for A RELUCTANT SPY! The graphic above is from Audible, but it's also available on a range of other services, including Kobo, Libro.fm and Google Play. The book is narrated by Norman Bowman who has done a cracking job. It'
daynote Daynote - Mon 16th Sep 2024 And wow - back to reality. I'm back at the day job today after an incredible weekend at Bloody Scotland. I was a Crime in the Spotlight reader on Saturday, and I got to read from my novel to several hundred people in the Albert Halls just before
daynote Daynote - Wed 11th Sep 2024 - Here we go! Well. Here we are. One day to go. My attention is all over the place, some really lovely reviews are dropping and I am very, very excited. ON DECK: I'll be honest, I have absolutely not stuck to my plan to try and get a little writing done
daynote Daynote - Sun 8th Sep 2024 Well, here's a rare daynote on a Sunday, for a couple of reasons! The biggest one is above, which is a review of my book in today's Sunday Times. The thing about press coverage is you quite often don't actually learn whether you'
daynote Daynote - Fri 6th Sep 2024 Last day of my day job today, then we're into Release Week Proper. Ahhh.
daynote Daynote - Thu 29th Aug 2024 - Two weeks! I'm astonished to note that there are TWO. WEEKS. LEFT.
daynote Daynote - Tue 27th Aug 2024 Hell of a day yesterday. Lots and lots of people got in touch to say how excited they were about the Goldsboro Crime Collective special edition, which was really lovely. And I got lots of writing done. ON DECK: I'm glad I started writing again yesterday, because it
daynote Daynote - Mon 26th Aug 2024 - Goldsboro Special Edition! Starting the week off on a massive high!
daynote Daynote - Tue 6th Aug 2024 Worldcon Week continues and I'm totally procrastinating on packing.
daynote Daynote - Thu 1st Aug 2024 Hello August! Another nice day here, although a bit cloudier and muggier.
daynote Daynote - Wed 31st July 2024 Another good start to the day and another day of sunshine in Scotland.
daynote Daynote - Mon 29th July 2024 And back to writing this morning! My wife was away visiting family in the US for the last couple of weeks and I picked her up from the airport yesterday. It is so nice to have her back. I got into a bad habit, without anyone else in the house,
