A Doctor Unchained
Fictional Reflections from Scotland

Miles Away has a stunning cover thanks to much help from Bear Press. This detail from it adds a lot. The little bit of conifer foliage is...

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It's only 8 days now until Miles Away is finally published. It's been a long but very enjoyable process getting this far, and as it's my...

I thought I'd post an image of the back cover. That's the blurb you'll read if you pick up a copy of Miles Away. pre-order here

At last, after four years of hard work and a lot of support from my publisher, Miles Away is out there to buy. Officially published on...

A little tweak to the cover - with a wee taster of what’s inside

Miles Away will be published by Bear Press. The publication date will be announced in the next few days.

I have held off posting much recently until the publication date and cover reveal date are confirmed by the publisher, Bear Press. But it...

Patient X ‘Silly bugger! You shouldn’t have phoned her!’ Graham lifted his pint as the others guiltily smiled and nodded agreement....

I have been working with Bear Press to choose suitable images for the front cover of Miles Away. It is fascinating to gain an insight...

MILES AWAY is soon to be PUBLISHED!!! My debut novel MILES AWAY will be published by Bear Press in 2022. Updates soon. Nick

Some beta-readers have been reading the latest draft of Miles Away for me, and the feedback so far is very pleasing and encouraging. "You...

This very short story was accepted for publication recently in From Inside, an anthology of writings from lockdown. This is the first...

No one believed there was a serial killer at work. But uncovering his dark family secrets told Dacre there was. And that it could be...

I have had some stimulating new ideas to add more twists and turns to Miles Away, and I have decided to hold off from submitting to...

6th April 2044 “I see there’s an obituary in the Times on Donald Trump, ” Wilbur Wright said from behind his VR visor. She could see...

BROADSWORD CALLING A short story When he keyed in the code, sent to his wrist tag by the security camera over the flat door, the rapid...

‘A man was stabbed today, Daddy.’ ‘Oh? That’s good Billy.’ His Dad, still in his dressing gown, didn’t look up from the phone. ‘Yes!...

‘But why am I so tired if all the tests are normal again? And I’m in agony with my legs.’ I can’t answer that. There is something going...

“Awa’ ’n’ bile yer heid, think yersel too posh fir us, eh?” “Bisset, speak properly! ” “C’mon, man, Ah’m only speakin’ like ma Da.” “Dad,...