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          During the morning of March 14th, David - my partner and husband of a very long time - was putting the final touches to our ebook version of The Magic Skateboard .            Before the end of that afternoon, he would be dead. Death  had nosed at us, with its unpleasant breath, on a number of occasions before. There was the time we'd driven back from a long weekend in Cornwall when David had forgotten to bring his blood pressure pills, so when we came home late at night, he took some, along with a small whisky. We ended up in Casualty. David raising a glass           There were ominous happenings at the Bronze exhibition at the Royal Academy in October last year, when he complained of feeling unwell (the lighting at the exhibition seemed to disturb both of us, but David especially). Then, in one of the rooms, ...

One of the things I've learned so far about this writer gig is that you have to keep the books flowing... I published  The Fulcrum Files  back in the winter (the writing of it was the subject of an earlier  blog ). But I wouldn’t be a real writer if I didn’t already have the next one on the go. I’ve already  added a page  to my website for Powder Burn, which I’m hoping to finish for January next year - or, maybe February... And so it’s time to start thinking about ideas for novel number five. I’ve decided to go for a series, kicking off with a sequel to Powder Burn. The main reason for this is that I just love the main character in this book, an American girl called Sam Blackett; here’s a little bit of Powder Burn that will give you a feel for her character: She looked back down to the screen and the single email in her inbox. She’d sent out twenty-five more query letters to different newspaper and magazine editors just after she’d arrived in the city. All ...

Yes you did read that correctly - FREE eBooks. In honour of and to celebrate World Book Night  over the 23rd and 24th April 2011the eBooks listed below will be FREE to download.  So please feel free to click on the link and download.  Once you've filled your Kindle with some great new reads tell your friends and family to visit us and take the opportunity to discover something new. And remember you don't have to have a Kindle to read these eBooks and enjoy them for FREE. Simply download the free app, so you can read them on your PC, Mac or Android phone. Just follow the 'No Kindle? No problem! link on the right.  We hope you enjoy! PLEASE NOTE: If visiting us a.m. on the 23rd our books may not be showing free on Amazon. It can take a few hours for them to change the books price to free. Simply bookmark our blog and come back in a few hours.     Authors Electric also have a new website here.   But here are the free books:- ...