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Been sitting on my hands again?

Been sitting on my hands again? Yes. And no. Some people have been asking if there’s another book on the horizon, so I thought I’d cobble together a few words to explain the answer – which is, ‘slightly beyond the horizon, actually’. Due out in the autumn is an...

1M words

Well really, it snuck up on me! It actually popped up somewhere in the middle of The Third Rule. What am I talking about? My one-millionth word. Here’s a little run through of the books and word count that goes with them: Lord and Master                     85k...

Everyone should have a Kath

Everyone should have a Kath. I began Angel666 back in November 2012. I wrote two scenes that had been spinning around inside my head for the better part of a month. One was a cash-machine robbery, and the other was the… Oh dammit, I can’t say. Anyway, once...

Black by Rose

Black by Rose This is the new book, in case you missed that little snippet before. I wrote most of The Third Rule in 2004 and finished it in 2011, so Black by Rose is the first all new one since then. And it was a strange experience. Strange because I’ve always...

Well, what’s happening?

So what’s happening in the wonderful world of writing, Mr Barrett? Ah, well, I’m glad you asked. The answer is: quite a lot. So far this month, I’ve lowered the prices of all six books of The Dead Trilogy and The Third Rule trilogy to 99 pence each....

The negative effects of promotion

I ought to qualify the following by first of all saying how much of a people person I am not. It’s not that I don’t like people, it’s just that I am ‘not good’ with them. ‘Not good’ depends largely upon what kind of person they are I suppose. But I find my simple life...