Launch week for From the Grave of the Gods was incredible. The outpouring of love and support from so many places has been overwhelming in the best possible way. I’ve posted sporadic live reactions to various updates surrounding the launch of the book on my social media channels throughout that week. So I thought I’d gather things together here on the blog and take you through what happened since day one, noting a few observations about the experience and things I wasn’t expecting.

Launch day! From the Grave of the Gods, the first novel in the Augment Saga is out now. Wow, what an amazing journey this has been. I can’t believe it’s been just over two years since I started writing the book that would become From the Grave of the Gods. From that tentative start faffing around in an excel spreadsheet making a vague timeline one evening while on holiday in August 2019…

For those of you have been following my social media for some time, you’ll already likely be aware of this news, but I have been given the marvelous opportunity to be involved in the Havering Literary Festival this year! I’m so excited to be able to both share about my work with readers and support my local libraries.

When I first started my writing journey two years ago (or ten years ago, depending on how you count it), I thought it was a simple case of coming up with a vague plot and writing down the vivid scenes that popped into my head. Of course, after I actually made a start I realised there was a lot more to it than that, especially when it came to worldbuilding. So here’s five things I’ve learned along the way:

Angela works as a secretary at a solicitor’s firm in London, but her true passion is for poetry. She studied English Literature at university where she was also a member of her campus table-top RPG society…

Thank you to everyone who took part in my recent giveaway which will see five Advance Reader Copies of my novel, From the Grave of the Gods, in the hands of the winners, who were chosen randomly from those who entered, and have now been notified…

Attention friends! I’m really excited about the upcoming release of From the Grave of the Gods on 1st November, and for those of you who have read its companion novella, The Re-Emergence, I’m sure you know how I feel. So as a sort-of countdown to release, I’ve decided to kick things off with an awesome giveaway!

The time has finally come… From the Grave of the Gods, the first full-length novel in The Augment Saga and follow-up to companion novella, The Re-Emergence, is finally being released to the world on 1st November 2021! What’s more, you can use the links to pre-order the novel right now.

The day has finally come, and I couldn’t be more excited. And so here it is, my first ever book launch! I am pleased to announce that my debut space-opera novella, The Re-Emergence, is now available for purchase from Amazon in ebook and paperback formats.

With only a week to go until the release of my debut science-fiction novella, The Re-Emergence, I thought the time was right for a Meet the Characters post all about the characters in the book.

Last Friday, my fully edited manuscript for From the Grave of the Gods was returned to me covered in red. What’s more, it had been split into four documents and my editor - the wonderful Charlie Wilson of Landmark Editorial - also provided me with a style sheet for reference.

Major Zhu is a minor character in From the Grave of the Gods, and pilot of the Magnum Opus.

As the Mission Specialist aboard the Magnum Opus, Grant had been at a little bit of a loss during the ship’s seven month journey to Mars…

In celebration of my companion novella, The Re-Emergence tonight reaching self-edited completion, I thought it would be good to share an excerpt with you all…

Yula is the imaging specialist aboard the Magnum Opus. Her role in the mission to Mars is to operate the ship’s imaging systems, taking photos of the…

The Mission Commander of the Magnum Opus expedition to Mars, NASA astronaut, Captain Austin Queen is the very picture of an all-American hero…

I am very pleased to say that From the Grave of the Gods has now reached the professional edit stage of the process. A week ago I completed my fifth editing pass on the novel, bringing the word count to just over 120,000 words…

James is an astronaut; the First Officer aboard the Magnum Opus, humanity’s largest—and only—interplanetary spacecraft on the very first crewed mission to Mars. He’s living the dream…

The Meet the Characters series will introduce you to the main and major characters in From the Grave of the Gods, and give you a little insight into their personalities and roles without getting into spoiler territory.

I thought I’d post a quick blog update on From the Grave of the Gods, which I have now brought back up to over 100,000 words! As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I planned to cut the book I had written into two and flesh out both so they became full-length novels of their own.