My friend's post

My friend wrote this about my book The Witness and it's so good I just have to share it.

Kindle Sale The Witness by Kevin Marsh

I have told everyone I know in person and throughout social media about how much I love the novels of Kevin Marsh. His books are so engrossing, intelligently written and excellently plotted that I can't wait for the next one!  Yes, he is a friend of mine but I come to you out of honesty and without much bias. I just believe in his passion for the written word and his dedication to writing.

One of my favourite novels of his is a mystery set in Scotland, 'The Witness.'  When I tell you one of the most terrifying serial killers I have come across is the character Mr. Mac. My goodness his torture and psychological torment he puts his victims through like main character, Josie Macdonald. I found myself squirming in my seat, hands gripped on the arm of the sofa. I was curled up in a foetal position by the end of it! The Witness is a psychological thriller, gripping, page turner with intelligent writing and well thought out plots.

Now that it is on sale on Kindle I hope you will buy it. Even if you don't like it, it's only $1.30 that's much cheaper than your Starbucks every morning! For those in the United Kingdom, the kindle is only £0.99

http://www.amazon.co.uk

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Chartwell, home of Winston Churchill

On Tuesday we went to Chartwell to see an exhibition about Winston Churchill and his exploits during his army career.   Whilst there we went to a talk in the studio about his painting.  It was most interesting and covered facts about many of his paintings.

This is a picture of part of the house,(I am in the centre of the photo)!

The back and side of this beautiful house.

The gardens, although sparse at this time of the year were laid out ready for the summer blooms.  It was good to see the garden at this time of the year and all the work that is going on to get the estate ready for summer visitors.
The main part of the house is closed at the moment, (opens in March), only a section open which currently houses the exhibition.

View of a beautiful tree on the terrace.

Winston's fish pond.

As you can see, the weather was beautiful with just an occasional shower.  It was a sunny but chilly day.

The Witness Promotion

The kindle version of my novel The Witness will soon be available for download from Amazon at just 99p with equivalent reduction in Dollars for my USA fans.

This promotion will last throughout February.

Happy reading.

Day job gone

Finally given up the day job and spent all day writing in my study.

Started the day reading what I had written previously and picked up the links etc.

Soon had a cup of coffee on my Guinness bar mat.  I picked up a few of these mats in Dublin in 1993 and still have a few left.

Once I got going, spent the morning writing about 1800 words.  A lunchtime break was well deserved methinks, then worked the afternoon typing on my notebook. 

A good days work I think, feeling satisfied having spent a day doing what I really enjoy.

Will do the same tomorrow. 

Price reduction

 

The price of The Gordian Knot has been reduced on Amazon.co.uk

 

The RRP is £9.99 for the paperback edition, now down to just £5.97

 

This is not a permanent price reduction so I guess it's first come first served!

 

 

 

Happy reading.

The power of the pen.

I usually write my novels during the evenings, leaving Friday evening clear to drink wine and relax!

Weekends, when time permits, I copy type my hand written manuscript or edit.

Last week I wrote almost seven thousand words over the four evenings and when I started at the beginning of the week my pen was full of ink.

 



Yesterday, five writing days later, my pen was empty.

 

Luckily I have a box of fifty.

I prefer to write manuscripts using black ink, red for editing naturally, but I use blue and sometimes green ink for notes.

At the moment I'm on a roll and my word count is mounting as the story reaches its climax. I have approximately 85000 words now, the target is 120000 or there about, so at my current production rate, not long to go before the book is complete.

As this is the third and final book in the Torc Trilogy, all the loose ends have to be tied up satisfactorily, leaving nothing for the reader to feel cheated or dissatisfied about.

Having spent a couple of weeks off work over the Christmas and New Year period, I am full of creativity and ideas, but as the month progresses and the stress of work takes hold my word count will probably slow up.

Give up the day job methinks!


Happy reading wherever you are.

 

Happy New Year

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