Without thought, there is nothing. No expression, no feeling, no idealism: nothing. Thought begets action. Only through action can a thought become a commissioned evil. One may think evil thoughts, dream evil thoughts, or even wish evil; but until such thoughts are put into action, they are impotent. It is only when evil actions are…

Meteorological autumn, or fall if you prefer, began in the Northern Hemisphere on September 1st. Astronomical autumn/fall will not arrive until the equinox on September 22/23. This past week, in the UK or maybe just England, we have had as much rain as we did in February—long ago when…

The searing heat of recent weeks has gone, leaving only rain. A welcome change - back to our default position.

I have approved the paperback version of The Petticoat Searchers for publication, and it is now available for purchase on Lulu.com. The ebook is…

TPS? The Petticoat Searchers, of course, and unstarched? In the 1800s I imagine starched petticoats were derigeur, as they say, and likely starched. (I starched yer undergarments good 'n' proper, so I did, ma'am) So unstarched would be to say, in this vernacular, unleashed.

And all that is to just say that TSP is exclusively available…

And it came to passeth that The Petticoat Searchers in ebook formeth did becometh available to all, on the amazonian sites.

Yes, the ebook is now available for one and all, on the various amazon sites - it can be purchased immediately on the UK site but the others may take another day or so.

On the…

No idea what happened. Most likely picked the wrong file to put up, and also send off for a paperback proof copy! Many days later, after a line-by-line proof-reading (which hopefully has not missed anything!) The Petticoat Searchers should be all fixed and ready for another proof copy to be run off. 

I have put the…

That's the royal 'we', meaning me, meaning, I. And for what is one waiting? Why, the print proof of The Petticoat Searchers of course. I have a reader lined up to check for flow, narrative consistency and plot. However, I will be reading through, aloud, myself too. Reading aloud is good for finding errors in…

An old English euphemism. But, over in this corner, I have put up via the usual link on the front page a what I am calling pre-proof print of the completed Petticoat Searchers. I have gone through the manuscript and removed bits, added bits; changed and revised the punctuation.

There will be further alterations to come,…

Is it the end or just the beginning of the re-write?

The actual writing of The Petticoat Searchers aka Runcible Briggs is now complete and brings an end to my Victorian trilogy: The Carpetbagger, The Wretched, The Petticoat Searchers.

However, the end is only the beginning for I have already begun the re-write. All those inconsistencies; plot…

I may have finished The Petticoat Searchers - possibly. The final Chapter, 21, is split into three parts. Frankly, it good have just as easily gone to 22 chapters but, hey. Although the story has reached an end, I am not entirely sure about part three, the lead out. It does link back to the…

Congratulations to the United States of America on reaching 250 years. I'm not entirely sure, given the way we as a species are going at it, the USA will get to 500 or even 1,000 years. As a world we really need to mend our ways - and that is very much a massive understatement!

The…

This is take two because my first one vanished into the ether, unsaved. Curses!

Being unhappy with Chapter 20 of the Petticoat Searchers I have pulled it apart and begun to reconstruct it. It is not so much the characters more their interaction with Bristol docks. Also, and I may have mentioned this previously, there is…

This week the UK is set to melt or is it just selected parts of England? Not sure. A red weather warning has been issued for south west England so one can expect to see a fair smattering of ill-prepared and broken down camper vans and caravans as well as overheated cars/vans/lorries/trucks littering the highways…

I have put up Chapter 19 of The Petticoat Searchers/Runcible Briggs. There is an interesting pivot point or reveal, if you like. Rather than spoil anything I will say, it was alsways my intention for this with one of the main characters. I didn't do it from the outset as I wanted to see if…

I have completed chapter 18 of The petticoat Searchers/Runcible Briggs, albeit in first draft/rough form. I am also nearly through chapter 19 but there are some issues. Just need to iron them out/decide if it's the direction I want to go. I think the story will wrap up with chapter 20 and I may do…