Writer at work
Finished my latest book - 500 pages - did a rewrite, did an an edit - and then did another edit. I think it's time to send this off now! And then to tidy my temporary office.
St George’s Day
St George's Day today: no dragons slain other than an editor or two. I spared a few others who weren't fire-breathing, though on the QT their dental hygiene has some…
‘Girls’heart-books’
I was guest blogger for young readers - so here's my take on my own particular creative process. http://girlsheartbooks.com/2014/03/17/guest-blogger-david-gilman
Monkey and Me - Reading Zone
Some good reviews arriving for Monkey and Me, and this is from a top librarian writing for The Reading Zone http://bit.ly/1cT8RaU. For any author it's always a boost to…
Monkey and Me - Books of the Week
Very pleased to see that Monkey and Me has been chosen by Peters Books as a book of the week.
New Children’s Book
The Monkey and Me is my new children's book that is published Thursday 6th Feb. Templar Books are publishing here and Puffin in Australia. It's a wonderful, quirly…
#1 in Kindle Sales
Good news in this a.m. is that Master of War is now #1 in the Amazon Kindle - Historical Fiction sales. Many thanks to all who posted a tweet on davidgilmanuk.…
Master of War - Paperback edition - Amazon/Waterstones
MASTER of WAR has been chosen by Amazon for its top 25 books. and it is currently sitting at #1 in War Fiction and #3 in Historical Fiction, sitting firmly in the Top 100…
Master of War paperback Covers
My publisher has just sent through the paperback covers - look so good.
Master of War
Six hundred years before allied troops stormed ashore at Utah Beach, King Edward 111, England’s warrior king, led ten thousand troops onto the same sands a little further…
Master of War - Tuscan Walk
Spent time in Lucca in June, researching for next book in Master of War. series. Then went into the hills north of Lucca - to find Romanesque churches. Turned out to be a…
Master of War
Just seen the cover published for the first book - Master of War - in my new series. It's on Amazon for pre-orders and I hope everyone agrees it's a striking image of a…