August 11, 2022
A little peace and quiet sat out in the sunshine. It's been a tough few months health-wise. I am hoping for better things in the future...
Friday, 1 July 2022
Thursday, 12 May 2022
A Field in Suffolk
This is probably the most picturesque field I have ever had the village to walk past:
Please click the video below (it usually requires x2 clicks):
Well, I only gone and did it!
Well, I only gone and did it! Avalon ~ The Glastonbury Zine is published! And you Glastonbury lovers out there can buy your copy here :)
Gower WW2 Remnants
June 27, 2022
I am already getting enthused with my latest Explore Gower project. I am already compiling a list of map co-ordinates to check on...
Remnants of War
June 26, 2022
I had x4 books planned for publishing in 2022:
* Solstice
* A third book in my series of Gower guides
With the first three books now written, produced and available for sale, I can now introduce the final project I want to be completed and published by the close of this year:
I have a good five months to get this book sorted, so hopefully, I can pull something special together in this next book 🙂
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| Yours truly among the rubble of a WW2 pill box, Gower |
As part of this 5-month project, I will be revamping my old www.explore-gower.co.uk website. This will include bringing my old Gower guidebooks under the umbrella of Explore Gower and I have already redesigned the cover of The Verry Volk and Gower Ghosts to evidence that:
So, as well as keeping an eye on www.pixie-led.co.uk, please remember to keep an eye on www.explore-gower.co.uk as there will be lots happening on there...
SOLSTICE
June 15,2022
Well, it has taken me a few years to get this book written and published but the portmanteau novel is finally out in the wild and available for purchase as either a paperback or an ebook from Amazon. Click here to be taken to the purchase page for this novel.
With this beast finally released, I can give more attention to the projects that remain on my plate for 2022/3, namely Avalon ~ The Glastonbury Zine, a new book on the Gower Peninsula and my next novel - Pyewacket.
Publication Dates for these projects are:
Avalon - A Glastonbury Zine - August 8,2022
Gower - December 31, 2022
Pyewacket - February 28, 2022
I will release details of the rest of my 2023 projects closer to the time.
But for now, I hope you enjoy Solstice. And don't forget to leave a review on Amazon.
Speak soon,
Chris
Strange Pyewacket
June 08, 2022
I think Pyewacket will be my strangest book of all. It's not folk-horror, not Folk of the Faraway Tree. But both are hinted at strongly in my new creation. I'm hoping to get this story published sometime in the Year New but can not promise anything firm on this just yet...
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Suffolk (2)
June 07, 2022
I awoke in the Suffolk Shephard's hut to a beautiful sunny morning and wasted little time cracking on with my writing before the rest of the family awoke. Sat on the steps of the shepherd's hut, surrounded by wildflowers and fields and rabbits and an orchestra of birdsong felt like bliss - pure unadulterated heaven.
Later in the day, when the sun got too hot, I even managed to scratch my pen across a few further pages. So far, the extraordinary adventures of Jonathan Pyewackett seems to be almost writing itself. 😃
Sunday, 8 May 2022
Suffolk (1)
June 06, 2022
Had a much-needed getaway this past weekend. I didn't take many pictures as I am still out-of-sorts health-wise. I took the trip with my wife and son to meet up with my daughter (who lives too many miles away on the other side of the country) and her partner. They stayed in the house we had rented- my son on the first floor, my daughter and her partner on the self-contained second floor. My wife and I cwtched up in the nearby shepherd's hut.The weekend away was lovely, the peace and quiet of the Suffolk countryside providing medicine for the soul.
Here are some pics from the trip. And yes, I did find time to do some writing on my next novel, Pyewacket. It was lovely writing by fire and candlelight.
'Tis done.
May 31, 2022
How do I feel when I complete the writing of a novel?
Solstice is complete :)
Well, this particular book has taken me nearly 3 years to write and, much like the completion of my previous 5 novels, the feeling is of a complete sense of unburdening. Plus, of course, a growing sense of excitement as I can concentrate on fresher ideas :)
x2 Cover Art
With the publication dates of both Solstice and Avalon getting close, I thought it was time that I designed some book covers. And here they are - the front cover of Solstice and the full jacket layout for Avalon. I hope you like them :)
Taking a breather
May 29, 2022
There is nothing like reading a good book in the sunshine, surround by Nature's bounty. Such moments are priceless and, sometimes, beyond words.
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