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2024 has not been without its trials, and I can’t say I won’t be sorry to see the back of it. But it ended on a high – I finally managed to complete the final Time Doctors book. And then it got better as, thanks to my fabulous launch team, it’s in the top 10Continue reading

Release of Lost in Time

I can’t remember when writing the last book in a series didn’t take way more time than all the others – usually because they end up being much longer (blame all the loose end-tying). In this case, 25% more than the next longest. But mostly because I can’t bear to part with my beloved charactersContinue reading “Release of Lost in Time”

Winter Solstice

In decades past, I’d have been down at Avebury, ringing in the Solstice with a bunch of other like-minded folks, but nowadays, I have other priorities. It would have to be the shortest day today, because time is running out. With only a week to go, my to-do list looked like this: Finish decorating tree/rooms,Continue reading “Winter Solstice”

My 90s top 13

1. The Mavericks – Dance The Night Away 5-1998 2. Lou Bega – Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of…) 8-1999 3. The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon – 04-1991 4. Richard Marx – Hazard – 05-1992 5. Heart – All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You – 04-1990 6. ManicContinue reading “My 90s top 13”

Sneak preview – Lost in Time – Part 3

Isaac Grows a Pair Staring at his kindle to avoid making eye-contact, Isaac had never felt so alone. Of all the places to be stuck for two and half hours, an Austrian train wouldn’t have been his first choice – he didn’t share Sheldon’s love of them. But he did have many other things inContinue reading “Sneak preview – Lost in Time – Part 3”

Sneak preview – Lost in Time – Part 2

A note on the kitchen table explained why the door was locked – Naomi’s friend Stella was ill and she’d been called in to cover her lollipop duty at the school. The “Happy Birthday” surrounded by balloons tugged at his heart – this was always going to be the hard part, but her absence somehowContinue reading “Sneak preview – Lost in Time – Part 2”

Sneak preview – Lost in Time

Necessary Evil Eric: 9/9/99 He hated all the sneaking around, but given the circumstances, it was a necessary evil. Popping another disc into the drive, Eric repeated the command, thankful there were only a few left. One benefit of having the place to himself at such an ungodly hour was he could sabotage the projectContinue reading “Sneak preview – Lost in Time”

Happy Harvestide

No this is not my garden today, it’s looking as dull and grey as everybody else’s. But I thought there’d be no harm in brightening up the page with a memory of one of the glorious October days when I picked dozens of apples. Our orchard has half a dozen apple trees, and two ofContinue reading “Happy Harvestide”

My Top Thirteen 1999

1. Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much 5-1999 2. Robbie Williams – Strong 4-1999 3. Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca 7-1999 4. The Divine Comedy – National Express 2-1999 5. Macy Gray – I Try 10-1999 6. George Michael & Mary J Blige – As 3-1999 7. Sixpence None The RicherContinue reading “My Top Thirteen 1999”

1990s Gadgets, Inventions etc

1990 Adobe Photoshop Developed in the late 1980s by PhD student Thomas Knoll, it came to the attention of his brother John, who drew on his experience working for George Lucas’ visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic. They approached Adobe, who bought the distribution licence, and Photoshop 1.0 was released in February 1990. WorldContinue reading “1990s Gadgets, Inventions etc”