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Manston Air show

Manston Air show was as controversial as it was brilliant.  The traffic was dire, thousands of cars heading for a narrow funnel into a huge grassed area on the side of the air field, caused nine mile tail backs.  We took four hours to cover three miles and missed half the show.
The Spitfire was there along with a Hurricane, both gave fantastic accounts of themselves, unfortunately we only saw the Hurricane flying over a distant air field whilst stuck in the traffic.

 What air show would be complete without the B 17?  This magnificent aircraft gave a great display as she majestically swept about the sky.  In this picture the 'old girl' was trailing smoke from her port outer engine.  In other shots the bomb bay doors were open, fantastic!

One of the static displays, a Tornado, note the huge tail section that distinguishes this aircraft.

One of my favourite aircraft is the Hawk.  The Red Arrows fly this brilliant little jet, they are also used by 19 Sqn as advanced trainers on Anglesey in Wales.  They are nimble as you will know from watching The Red Arrows, and are pretty simple as they are an old and trusted design fitted with analogue display systems and 'seat of the pants' technology.

Because we were delayed, we missed the star of the show.  A beautifully restored Vulcan Bomber took off from the runway and did a turn.  We certainly heard this beast of the sky but unfortunately were too far away to get a good view of the stunning flying.

Hopefully next time the organisation of this fantastic event will be much improved, or maybe we'll allow a few more hours to get there.  We live 20 minutes from Manston, but obviously 4.5 hours is not enough time on air show day!

Book Signing in September

Book Signing at The Beaney Institute Canterbury

Carol Creasey, author of Evil Woman, and I are book signing at the Beaney Library in Canterbury on Saturday 7th September.  We will be there in the morning from 10:00 - 12:00 then in the afternoon from 2:00 - 4:00.  The weekend is the year anniversary of the re-opening of the library after extensive refurbishment, so there will be other things going on over the weekend.
I will have copies of The Belgae Torc and The Witness for sale and Carol will have copies of her book Evil Woman. 
Hope to see you there, bring along your friends for a great day out in the ancient city of Canterbury.

Another update!

I have just finished reading Evil Woman by Carol Creasey and I thoroughly enjoyed it, (see my feedback on Amazon). The editing errors in my novel The Witness have now been corrected so Im pleased to report that copies purchased from now on should be error free, (hopefully)! Sales of both my books continue slowly, but I have not yet sold a single copy of The Belgae Torc on Kindle. The Witness should be out on Kindle soon, still negotiating with my publisher on that one. The second book in The Torc Trilogy is creeping along steadily, I'm working on the 50,000 words already written, editing and picking up the threads of the story. The last time I worked on this manuscript was November last year as since then all my time has been taken up editing and preparing The Witness for publication. Luckily I have loads of notes and a bulging research file to help me get to grips with the sequel so it won't be long before I'm moving the plot forward. On that note I have better say cheerio and get on with some work. Until next time have fun and keep on reading.

The Witness update

I have just sent a file off to my publisher with details regarding changes to be made to my novel The Witness. The first batch of 100 books was printed for my book launch and the feedback was very good. The writing style seems to have pleased everyone and the plot is gripping enough to exercise the imagination, but of course there are a few dreaded editing errors and a couple of typo's! Next week changes will be made, so if you are looking to purchase a copy from Amazon or other bookshop and you want what will soon be a rare first issue copy, with warts and all, then buy now. If you prefer a copy with no errors, then wait a week or so. Happy reading whatever it is!

Anyone seen my Yacht?

I bought this great jacket last weekend to wear at my mates wedding reception.  My wife thought I was mad, but loads of people loved it.  One person was convinced I was part of the entertainment though!  I don't know if she thought I was a musician or a comedian!

Book Launch, Evil Woman by Carol M. Creasey

Last week I attended to the book launch of 'Evil Woman'.  Carol Creasey, the author of this very exciting thriller asked me to take along some of my books and during the evening I sold a few.
It was so nice to talk with people who have already read my first book, The Belgae Torc, and to get feedback.
Evil Woman is available on Amazon or order from good bookshops.