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Forthcoming Attractions Cover Design (Work in Progress) In July I have been working on two forthcoming projects that will both be released by Bellmason Books. One is a commission from a friend and the other is a puzzle book of my own creation. The Man Who Started The War That Saved The Universe features a hapless hero who is good natured but extremely clumsy. He is very loosely based on me and I suppose appearing in a book is an honour, one that very few people get to experi

THE QUANTA-B TALES is now FREE on Amazon for a limited time! Get your copy here. 26Q3 The end of June marks the end of Bellmason Books’ third quarter, and it was our worst so far. Sales of The Quanta-B Tales have been non-existent, mainly due to their being no marketing budget for the quarter. This proves that marketing does indeed work, or rather it doesn’t if you don’t do any. Marketing is something that a lot of writers struggle with (as if struggling with writing wasn’t e

This month I'm going to be doing something slightly different and instead of droning on and on about what I did last month I'm going to be droning on and on about something I did for the last twelve years. So forget everything you think you know about GTA: Online because it's actually a really complex and deep multi-layered experiment in social interation, and yes, I am serious. GTA ONLINE: A RETROSPECTIVE Or My Love Letter to a really complex and deep multi-layered experimen

THE PRISONER OF ZARAGOZA Ok, so this didn’t technically happen in April, but I don’t want to leave it a whole month to mention the launch of a new book by the Leicester author Daniel Ribot. The launch party was on Friday and we were treated to a detailed backstory of the development of the book and a reading of some of the highlights by the author himself. The tale is set in the late 16th century, against the backdrop of the Spanish Armada. The main character is a sailor name