South African author
My new novel is with Boutique Books who do my layout and cover design. It is a new genre for me, a crime thriller. I believe it is the most entertaining of the books I’ve published so far and will find ready acceptance with those who have read any of my previous fiction. The following…
Sometimes I think black and white pictures are more dependent on light than colour pictures. These six photographs illustrate the point. They were taken on recent trips to Madikwe game reserve and a stroll on the Wild Coast. The animal pictures and the sunburst picture were taken in the harsh light of the North West…
The first draft of Chameleon Mountain is finished. Eight months work and half as long again as any of my previous books. The following images, with captions which are excerpts from the novel, give you a preview of what to expect.
My fifth book has gone through 40 000 words and bar an unforeseen hiccup should be completed by the middle of this year. This gives me the confidence to share with you some preliminary information. Here is the foreword to the book and a dummy cover that I developed with the help of my son…
My wife and I visited Linene, one of the most southerly islands in the Bazaruto archipelago. These pictures give some idea of the range of moods we encountered.
Caleb is an important development in my writing as it deals with a problem that has bothered me for some time and the novel has given me the freedom to explore it in a fictional medium. As with most of my writing personal experience plays a role, explained in the Postscript to the novel; “Two incidents…
The last weekend of July saw the completion of the first draft of my fourth book. The working title is Caleb. I sent it to my editor who is presently in Newfoundland and these were her opening comments; “Wow! Powerful story, Peter. The impact of one’s actions creating major consequences, the interaction of one person’s…
It’s interesting how a series of events and places can trigger the imagination. Our son Andrew got married in August last year and as is the custom of today the family gathered at the venue days before the event to celebrate. The venue was near the town of Mayfield, south-east of London. It also so…
