I’ve written a saga in four parts, and it was fun, exhausting, emotionally draining, but immensely rewarding.

Amy Grace has suffered her crime, righted a wrong, and found love. 

All for her is as it should be. 

New adventures are suggested, but for the time being these can wait.

Thrilled beyond measure I am that I did it, and when you get to read it (and you really should), you will be too.

 [Writer takes a bow to polite clapping]

But I want more, so much more.

I’ve always wanted to write one of those novels that are beyond huge, a truly epic historical drama. 

The kind of thing that if Peter Jackson were to film it, he’d have to ask you to cut bits out…  

And I have such a tale in mind.

I’ve been tinkering with it for years.

The Big House is my working title.

The source material is beyond rich, any seed planted cannot fail than to spectacularly bloom.

Were you to be a soldier, a British soldier to boot, then the 1800’s onwards was a true smorgasbord of adventure.

You have the Zulu’s, the Mahdi in Sudan, the Boer in South Africa, the First World War – and as we are writing from an Irish perspective, we also have the collective tragedies of the 1916 rebellion and the catastrophe of the ‘Civil War’ in the 1920’s. 

Cursed to live in interesting times indeed!

If only someone would wrap a tale around all this adventure…

[enter stage left a mild mannered and unassuming writer of tall tales]

This is my aim.  The story already exists – it just needs to be captured and put into print.

So, mutterings will follow on matters military, affairs of the heart (our hero finds love early on) and the poison that is jealousy…

It promises to be a good ride!

Stay sane, love the ones you can, and hold on tight to any happiness!