
A trip up and down Shanggao Lu, Nanjing, China 2018
This is a little trip up and down a road close to my school. It's an old community, people live and work on the street. If they have a workshop or grocery store their bed is in the back. It's going to be knocked down shortly to make way for a wider street. There is a new metro station coming down the road and this old street is a bottle neck as you will see. Taken on a GoPro type camera as I drive my electric bike.

The Twelfth Rune - 1st draft completed
Woo hoo. It's The End The 1st Draft of The Twelfth Rune is finished at 85K words. A Dan Brownesque romp through Cornish, Welsh, Biblical and Arthurian Myths and Legends. Is that urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy, or have I just invented 'Rural Fantasy' or what any ideas? No. 3 in the series which starts with a novella. The Castle of the Red-Haired Maidens (Historical Fantasy) Novel Meditations on Murder (Urban Fantasy) Now the heavy works starts. Proofing, editing, etc etc.

A lesson in language
If you cannot understand my argument, and declare "It's Greek to me", you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger, if your wish is father to the thought, if your lost property has vanished into thin air, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you have ever refused to budge an inch or suffered from green-eyed jealousy,

My Book Trailer
Watch the book trailer for my latest novella - The Castle of the Red-Haired Maidens Available Here On Amazon and FREE on KindleUnlimited. Enjoy.

100 things about me
100 things about me
1. My birthday was 4th March as is my dog's Snook Doggy Dog (really)
2. I’m 64
3. I’m a cold stone Pisces
4. I was born in Birmingham U.K.
5. I have two sisters
6. One I don’t speak to
7. I am told that I am related to Alexander Selkirk (aka Robinson Crusoe)
8. I like the ocean
9. I like the colours blue
10. and green
11. I like travelling
12. I have visited 4 continents
13. I have visited 26 countries - give or take
14. I am a Batchelor of

New 5 Star Review for Meditations on Murder
Woo - another 5 Star review for Meditations on Murder.
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5.0 out of 5 stars who gets cuckolded by his girl friend who takes off with his best friend. He wants revenge March 13, 2018 Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase I am an historical novelist and rarely read murder mysteries. However, this one caught my attention and I couldn’t put it down. Charlie Simpson is a rich, leisured, middle aged man,a bit overweight and out of shape, who gets cuckolded by his girl fri

Author Interview - James Gault
Name: James Gault Please give us a short introductory bio. I’m an author of short stories, novels and English Language textbooks. I lived, worked and taught for many years in Prague, but now live and continue to write in the South of France. I started writing seriously (no, wrong word, should be ‘consistently’ – I’ve never done anything SERIOUSLY) just before I retired from ELT teaching. I have published 3 novels – Teaching Tania, Ogg and The Redemption of Anna Petrovna. I ha

A FIVE STAR REVIEW
Woot. My first ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review for The Castle of the Red-Haired Maidens 5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Writing! 6 March 2018 This is a great historical book, with characters that you'll fall in love with. The Sottish dialect is very well done and the writing itself is amazing! You can't go wrong with a nice and simple, quick read like this. :) Currently FREE on Amazon here: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B73HWX2 US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B73HWX2 Don't forget to leave a re

NEW PUBLICATION - Free on Amazon
The Castle of the Red-Haired Maidens is now FREE on Amazon Kindle for a short time (5 days) so please do get there and download yourself a copy. After reading please do leave a review on Amazon - it helps readers find new books. This is the buy link Blurb Life in twelfth-century Scotland is rough, brutal, and mostly short. It’s no place to be betrothed against your will. But the match of Thain’s daughter Nye with a Viking Jarl will add his warriors to her clan’s war against t

Another 5 star review on Amazon
Woop - Another 5 star review on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thrilling but amusing a story not to be missed 5 March 2018 - Published on Amazon.com Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase Meditations on Murder: A Charlie Simpson Novel - Book 1. I was recommended Meditations on Murder by a friend and I am glad he did, it’s brilliant. A windy terrier, a beautiful twelfth-century ghost that lives in cyberspace and cooks a delicious full English breakfast, and a wannabe- killer with not so much