A Ghost Called Dog, by Gavin Neale, is a magical fantasy adventure. Seven-year-old Abby and eleven-year-old Chris move with their parents to a new home, and before long strange things start to happen. Abby starts talking to imaginary animals – first a rabbit, then a cat. Or are they imaginary? If they are, little Abby… Read More
Month: July 2016
Today will be a day long remembered. It has seen the end of excuses for procrastination, and soon it will see the end of writing downtime forever. I’m talking about the release of Scrivener for iOS. I’ve been using the Windows version of Scrivener for years, and can’t imagine taking on a novel-length project without… Read More
It was an exciting week for The Beast on the Broch, because the post brought an Advance Reading Copy (ARC) from Cranachan. This was the first time I’ve seen the book in print, complete with cover. The package was wrapped up in Pictish Beast wrapping paper, and contained a postcard featuring Dawn Treacher’s amazing cover… Read More
I’m a bit late to the party with Gabrielle Kent’s debut novel. Alfie Bloom’s second adventure, Alfie Bloom and the Talisman Thief, was released just recently, so I thought it was about time I got on board. There’s a pattern to books of this type – a young protagonist with an old-fashioned British first name… Read More