This comes as no surprise to anyone with any connection to publishing, but it turns out that the NY Times is not terribly interested in reviewing books from indie authors. If you’d like to know the extent of the stranglehold that big publishers have on the world of book reviews, have a look at Martin [...]

It’s not all that easy conducting a PR campaign from the middle of the forest in France. However, now and again I get the chance to put my name out there and try to get Stunt Road known to a wider audience. Last week I was interviewed by author Shelagh Watkins at Visual Arts Junction, [...]

Author and US Army veteran Ed Patterson has launched a program called Operation Ebook Drop, in which independent authors donate free access to their ebooks to soldiers – US and allies – deployed in combat pretty much anywhere. It’s a great idea, in its infancy, and I hope big publishers will follow. In the meantime, [...]

In my quest to figure out how to get a book out into the world without the backing of a big publisher, I’ve learned to appreciate just how complex and exciting an endeavor it can be. Cory Doctorow is one of the real innovators, relentlessly blurring the lines between “indie” and “traditional” publishing and challenging [...]

Earlier this summer I was interviewed by journalist Craig McGinty about life as an expat writer in France. Craig has just posted the interview on “This French Life.” “MANY people dream of moving to France and writing a book, Greg Mose has done just that. Whilst starting and running a gite business, near Montcabrier in [...]

Do you read ebooks? I have to admit, I don’t as a rule. I don’t even really use a cell phone. However, times are changing, so if you would like to read Stunt Road as an ebook (and for only $3.00!), it’s now available on Smashwords. The site is fantastic, and there are thousands of [...]

My first printed review! My local independent bookstore did a review for Le Forty Six, an English-language magazine here in the Lot. Have a look here. Text is printed below by permission of Le Forty Six. Arthur C. Clark once remarked, “I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re sceptical.” Stunt Road, the [...]

Here you’ll find everything about me and about my novel Stunt Road.This page will soon be filled with reviews of the book, articles relevant to the book’s themes, information about the indie author scene and pretty much anything else that seems remotely interesting. It’s a work in progress, so please bear with me. At the [...]

Okay, it was inevitable. You start a blog. You try to keep it highbrow, literary, interesting for a wide audience. But sooner or later, you post pictures of your dog. Here’s Koffie, doing his best impression of a charming stray.

After many weeks of silence, I’m back. And I am not alone. A small black dog watches me as I type this. It’s early morning, the weather’s good, and I’m out on the terrace overlooking the vegetable patch – the tomatoes are huge and just starting to ripen, long green cayennes twist and dangle from [...]