Pomerania has been very much on my mind of late. I am beginning to feel guilty about not spending any time on it with regards to the actual writing. There is something at the heart of this book that is keeping it alive in my consciousness though
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My Book of the Month: The War Wolf
In celebration of the opening of my online digital store, link here: Peter C Whitaker, I am going to offer one of my books at a reduced price for a limited period. This month the book of choice is The War Wolf. It seems only appropriate as it is also the very fist novel that … Continue reading My Book of the Month: The War Wolf
Opening Your Own Shop
If one of my books takes your fancy you just click on the 'Buy Now' button and it takes you directly to the product page from where you can choose the the file type for your eReader, purchase the book, download it to your device, and begin reading. It is surprisingly seamless and straightforward.
Happy Writing – Getting Going!
I have to admit that I thought taking early retirement would give me more time to do all the things that I want to do but the reality is that so far I have been too busy
Pomerania 11
As I have said previously, the book is not particularly organised, certainly not in comparison to my previous works. I honestly think that this is necessary to the type of novel that I am writing. It is intended to be a whimsical fantasy that is based to a large extent on my life experience
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper’s most famous work, The Last of the Mohicans’, has often been described as unreadable by modern audiences. It is fair to state that Cooper wrote with an overly descriptive style, but then it is not very different to that of other authors of his time. The book was first published in 1826 … Continue reading The Last of the Mohicans
Happy Writing – The Half-Baked Notion
Some of my first notions have been powerful, vivid, and exciting. I have rushed to get to my keyboard and then started typing it all down and found myself running out of steam. It turned out to be a half-baked notion
Pomerania 10
Pomerania is going to be a whimsical tale of philosophical fantasy. Although I will examine themes that touch on death, loneliness, bereavement, and exclusion, it will not weigh heavy on the reader
The Sorrow Song Trilogy in One Volume
At what now appears to be regular intervals I go back to my books and read them with a view to improving them. It is self-editing really. I always seem to find something that I am not particularly happy about, be that a typographical error, an example of poor grammar, or the notion that I could have phrased a sentence better. As a writer I believe in continuous improvement for myself and my work
Happy Writing: The Loneliness of the Writer
Writing can be a lonely occupation. I have never worked with someone else but I think that if I did then it would be remotely. Like many people who write, I have my preferences and they do not include having other people around me at the time. In fact, I have a strong attachment to the solitude that comes with being a writer
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