Mark – Mark N Drake

Book 5 has a name and a cover

The writing of Book 5…

… has finished. Now, I realise that anyone following this blog might feel a bit short-changed by this as a summary of the novel-writing process. And I apologise, I really do. Partly I’ll plead that this has been a bit of a whirlwind of a year, from a trip to the Caribbean to getting ourContinue reading “The writing of Book 5…”

The writing of Book 5…

… has started.

And so, onto Book 5

Well, Falls the Darkness has been out for about a month now and has had some very nice reviews. I was planning to take a bit of a break before Book 5… but you know how it is, sometimes the ideas flood in when you least expect them. So, I’m starting to work out theContinue reading “And so, onto Book 5”

New Darkisle novel cover…

A sneak peek at Darkisle Book 4

Following the events of December 1922, both Josine and I were in sore need of a quiet start to the New Year. We had witnessed a good few deaths during that awful prelude to Christmas; two of them had hit us hard, though in very different ways. The loss of Dr James Hardy had beenContinue reading “A sneak peek at Darkisle Book 4”

A podcast appearance

I’ve just realised that I have been most remiss and not linked to a podcast appearance I made back at the start of June. I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Katherine Troyer for her excellent Such a Nightmare podcast. It was great to talk with Katherine in some depth about my writing, myContinue reading “A podcast appearance”

Holiday writing

In the past, I’ve found that a break usually inspires me to write. A week of so away from it all usually results in one or two – occasionally even three – new chapters. I had hoped the same would happen for my current stay near Carcassonne in France, but with less than a weekContinue reading “Holiday writing”

The Long and the Short of It (Part 2)

So, Shattered Shards of Darkness has been published and promoted and it’s time to get back to Jack Glennison! It was fun to revisit short story writing for a few months, but now it’s time to get back into novel-writing mode. I have no name for it as yet – beyond Book 4 – andContinue reading “The Long and the Short of It (Part 2)”

Announcing my new short story collection

Well, the short story collection is just about ready! Just a few final checks and tweaks to make and then I’ll unleash it in the world! The publication date will be Wednesday 18th January 2023. Put the date in your diary! The collection’s name will be (as you can see from above) Shards of ShatteredContinue reading “Announcing my new short story collection”