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Another stormy day on the south coast of England and another day of catching up with my writing, although I need a little sort out of the plot lines first. Nevertheless the next DI Horton is steaming along. I aim to finish this second draft by Christmas and then it will be revision time until, hopefully, it is ready in March. I explained how I write my marine mystery crime novels yesterday at a charity lunch in aid of the Wessex Cancer Trust, which was held at The Concorde Club on the outskirts of Southampton. I was guest speaker and there was a good crowd there.  The lunch was splendid and at the last count they had raised £800 for the charity, which is great news. I signed tons of books and introduced my novels to new readers.  I hope they enjoy them. It is almost my final event before Christmas.  I have one more to undertake next week, and that is sharing my experiences of being an author with some senior school children who have an inter...

I am delighted to say that I will be the guest speaker at a charity luncheon being held on behalf of the Wessex Cancer Trust. The lunch is taking place on 17 November at The Concorde Club on the outskirts of Southampton, close to Southampton Airport. The Wessex Cancer Trust supports many aspects of cancer care, including leading edge research, the improvement of patient facilities, purchase of much needed equipment, patient grants, complementary therapy and counselling services.  It has raised millions to help support and improve cancer services in the Wessex region, which includes the Isle of Wight, Channel Islands, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset. It has also gained support of many well-known personalities, and Vice Presidents of the Trust include gardening expert, Alan Titchmarsh, news presenter, Sally Taylor and sporting personalities including Matthew Le Tissier, Lawrie McMenemy and David Duckham. So I'm in good company just as long as the audience...

My visit to Lee-on-the-Solent Library yesterday was great.  It's a lovely library built in the 1930's and recently refurbished, though I guess it's had many refurbishments since it was opened! There was a nice sized crowd, about twenty, which for a small library was good, and one gentleman, who is one of my followers on Twitter,  had travelled many miles to hear me speak, which was really nice of him.  The rest of the people were from the local area. I thought I'd post some photos of my talk. The next one I have scheduled is on 17 November at The Concorde Club, Southampton in aid of the Wessex Cancer Trust and is a lunch time talk. More details on my web site. Thank you to Ann Davidson and Lee-on-the-Solent Library for organising my talk and to all the lovely people who came and bought my books. Here I am reading the prologue from In For The Kill. Me with some of the audience.  I'm showing how I work out plots and characters, wh...