Books I have written
In addition to the photography I also write books. If you like any of the pictures on this site then why not buy a book to show your appreciation...
Category Archives: Writing
Through the Square Window – Promotion
This week I used a new facility on Amazon to help promote my two books. I had no idea what to expect or if it would even be any use at all, but a few people had suggested on Google+ … Continue reading
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AB – Abnocto Bibere
Abnocto Bibere… To stay out all night and drink. Blood. An ordinary life in an ordinary town is all that Samantha ever wanted, but when her neighbour tries to kill her and she is rescued by a woman who claims … Continue reading
Paperback writer
I haven’t posted anything on here for a while as I’ve been busy with filming and writing, photography and building stuff. But today the first copy of my book in paperback form arrived for proofing and I have to say … Continue reading
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Tagged Book, Crime, Paperback, Peter French, Thriller, Through the Square Window, writing
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To DRM or not to DRM?
An interesting exchange started on Twitter today about the relative merits of applying DRM to eBooks against not applying it and leaving the file available to be shared. Of course being Twitter the conversation happened in bursts of 140 characters … Continue reading
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A voice from the past
I had a strange flashback today, a moment where I could almost hear my own voice from when I was about twelve years old reading aloud next to me. It was completely unexpected, but the memories that this triggered were … Continue reading
Isabelle – the production begins
This year is going to be a busy one. It is only the end of February and already I’ve published my first book, made a start on planning out the second, and have one film (The Cobra Lily) in post-production. But … Continue reading
I published a book
It’s published! Yes, I finally did it. Through the Square Window is now available on Kindle, and I can return to some semblance of normality. This was one of those projects that started as a “wouldn’t it be nice if…” … Continue reading
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Apostrophe Catastrophe
Following on from my earlier post about the tendency of bloggers and reporters to speak in headlines, I have just discovered the latest in a long line of erosions of the English language, the banning of the apostrophe in road … Continue reading
Do we all have to speak in soundbites these days?
There is a trend these days for blogs and articles to speak in soundbites. Each statement stands alone as a complete paragraph, breaking up the article into Twitter-like micro-chunks. Carefully constructed sentences have been abandoned in favour of sensational declarative … Continue reading
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