by Graeme Cumming | Oct 14, 2020 | Book Reviews, Events, Ravens Gathering |
No one will ever convince me that social media is the be all and end all of marketing. It has its place, undoubtedly – otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this right now – and in these interesting times when actually getting together with people is...
by Graeme Cumming | Oct 1, 2020 | Carrion |
It’s here at last! And, if you were to look back to when I wrote the first faltering words of that very first draft (too long ago to be absolutely sure how many years have passed since), you’d understand just how relevant the words ‘at...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 27, 2020 | Book Reviews, Events |
I have previously written about going to the Orenda Roadshow. While I was there, I bought Beast by Matt Wesolowski. As with each of the other books I bought, I made sure I spoke to the author and, of course, got him to sign my copy. Earlier in the evening, when...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 24, 2020 | Carrion |
Well, the countdown continues… Okay, maybe not quite as dramatic as that – but, hey, who doesn’t love a bit of Thunderbirds? (And, if you watched the whole sequence, we are kindred spirits.) Still, as I said last week, the paperback of Carrion...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 20, 2020 | Book Reviews, Events |
I’ve written before about going to one of the stop-offs for the Orenda Roadshow. Among the books I bought that night was Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver. In advance of the Roadshow, I’d read several reviews of the book and was intrigued by the...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 17, 2020 | Carrion, Publishing |
When I finally released Carrion into the world back in May, I was really excited about getting it out there, and thought I had everything ready… Funny how life doesn’t always work out how you planned. The eBook launch went fine, and then I hit some snags...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 13, 2020 | Book Reviews, Events |
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again – and, for the benefit of my children, no, it’s not because of early onset dementia – but I love getting together with other authors, book bloggers and, frankly, anyone who has a passion for books. Aside from the...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 11, 2020 | Movies, Nostalgia, Television |
It’s happened again. A sign of my own advancing years, I suppose. And a reminder to get my arse into gear and get on with living my life. When Bowie died (was that really almost five years ago?), I realised that much of his music had formed a soundtrack to my life....
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 8, 2020 | Independent Bookshops, Reading, Thinking Aloud |
I’ve been following Jill’s Book Café for a few years now. If you’ve not come across this blog, do take a look, because Jill puts out some really interesting stuff – I particularly enjoy the Five on Friday slot because it introduces you to new authors and,...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 5, 2020 | Book Reviews, Carrion, Ravens Gathering |
For those of you paying attention – yes, both of you – things have been quiet on the Cumming front recently (behave yourselves…). I don’t propose to set out chapter and verse of why this has been the case, because the saying, ‘You...
by Graeme Cumming | Jul 28, 2020 | Book Reviews |
In a way, I feel like I’ve discovered Mel Comley far too late. When you look at the list of books she’s written, you get a sense she’s been around forever. But that’s clearly not the case. The first ‘Justice’ book was only published in 2011 and I’m sure I saw recently...
by Graeme Cumming | Jul 25, 2020 | Book Reviews |
It’s fair to say that I like my fiction with a bit of depth. I don’t mean War and Peace kind of depth, or The Bible (Seriously? Some people out there still think that’s non-fiction?), but I like a good yarn with layers, ideally a few twists, and characters that feel...
