My books cover several genres because I write what is interesting to me. It might be claimed that I am not a commercially successful write as a consequence of that, but I never wanted to be a genre writer. I have written from a very young age, and I have always written to entertain myself first
novels
For Rapture of Ravens
The Battle of Stamford Bridge is more famous than the Battle of Fulford Gate, but it is still overshadowed by the Battle of Hastings, or Sentlache Ridge as the Saxons themselves knew it. I suppose that this is because the victors always get to write the history
Happy Writing: Dialogue
My approach to writing dialogue is very simple; most of it is going to need editing!
Pomerania 5
The protagonist, who is called Charlie, meets a widely disparate population of characters in the strange place that he finds himself inhabiting. Each is representative of a theme that I want to explore, not all of them can be Greek. I want the diversity of humanity on display
The War Wolf
Thinking back to when I started writing this book, I have to admit that I did not know where I was going to go with it. My research into the period, and particularly 1066 itself, had revealed that there were three battles of significance in that year, but I was only aware of two of … Continue reading The War Wolf
Happy Writing: The Stylesheet
Readers may never see a stylesheet, but they will appreciate its use when they read the book it helped create
Pomerania 4
Well, this has never happened to me before as a writer; my first draft has turned into a second draft all by itself!
Happy Writing: The Synonym
A synonym is a word or phrase that is means exactly the same, or so close as to make precious little difference, to another word or phrase in the same language. They can be found in great abundance within the pages of a thesaurus. I have to admit that there was a time when I thought that a thesaurus was a dinosaur that I had yet to read about!
Pomerania 3
It is an interesting experience writing about events that have actually happened to you, the author. I can see why some people choose to write books that are at least semi-autobiographical; it is a cathartic process
Pomerania 2
I love the excitement generated by beginning a new writing project. It is the act of being creative, the thought of bringing something new into the world. Pomerania is one of those stories that seems to want to write itself. I have finished the first chapter, which is weird because I do not write the … Continue reading Pomerania 2
Peter C Whitaker 