by calvin | 3 Feb, 2017 | The Irish Wildlife Collection
Nature writing is a big part of what I do. As well as writing nature related articles for magazines and newspapers, and creating content for my Irish wildlife hub, Ireland’s Wildlife, that also means harnessing my experience of content marketing to work...
by calvin | 3 Feb, 2017 | The Bantara Chronicles
I love eBooks, and read pretty much everything on my Kindle these days. But for some readers there’s nothing better than holding a physical copy of a book in their hands… the weight, the smell of the paper, the feel of turning actual pages. So I’ve...
by calvin | 6 Apr, 2016 | Fiction, The Bantara Chronicles
The following excerpt is taken from Chapter 7: Troubled Waters of my fantasy novel Empire. Get your copy now on Amazon UK, Amazon US or search for Empire Bantara on your local Amazon store. Download a free sample of Empire here. Amber woke with a start to a sound...
by calvin | 31 Mar, 2016 | The Bantara Chronicles
Spring is traditionally a time for cleaning up and clearing out — so what better time to give the manuscript of Empire a bit of a spring clean? I needed to re-read the book anyway (I did write the original more than 15 years ago now) so that it would be fresh in...
by calvin | 6 Mar, 2016 | Short fiction
You never know when you get up in the morning what the day has in store. Oh, you might think you know. You might think you have it all worked out, that the online time management course you did worked, and you have your day all planned out. But what they never tell...
by calvin | 8 Sep, 2015 | Content Marketing
I’ve lost count of the number of hours I’ve wasted trying to educate potential clients about the value of effective content. If you’re a content strategist or content creator you know exactly what I mean. You walk in to a room of executive level...
by calvin | 28 Aug, 2015 | Content Marketing
I’ve done it, you’ve done it, I’m sure at some point we’ve all done it. You’re in the market to buy something. Grabbing your laptop you start to explore the options. At first you look at established brands and high quality products or...
by calvin | 12 Mar, 2015 | Authors
I don’t normally post about news here, but feel compelled to this afternoon. I’ve just found out through the BBC Breaking News service that renowned fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, has died aged 66. You can read the breaking news story on the BBC...
by calvin | 9 Jan, 2015 | Books
Heads up to all you Fantasy Fiction Fans out there. “Empire”… the first in my new epic fantasy series, The Bantara Chronicles, is available today, and every Friday until the end of January 2015, for FREE in the Kindle store at Amazon.co.uk and...
by calvin | 22 Dec, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of these years I’m going to make it to Cong, County Mayo for “CongRegation”. What is CongRegation, I hear you cry? “Congregation or #cong14 is a one day ‘un-conference’ social media gathering taking place in Cong, Co Mayo on Saturday...
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