Recent Comments
REBELS & BROTHERS: The Complete Series
The Wars of the Roses brought to ferocious life!
It is September 1459 and in England the rival forces of York and Lancaster prepare to compete for control of the kingdom. But against the savage backcloth of the Wars of the Roses, another relentless struggle begins. The Elder family are young, flawed and they make mistakes; yet they have courage. They will need every ounce of it if they are to survive…
For the first time this epic conflict is available as a boxed set of e-books allowing the reader to follow the whole compelling story in one edition.
‘It is impossible not to feel invested in the characters – they are flawed and damaged, but trying their best to survive and you find yourself willing them on.’ The Review
Where you can find Feud
Twitter Feed for @Feud_writer
- @pfcollard @Paulalofting @JohnPye7 Count me in. I've got boxes... 1 hour ago
- @hooverbkreview @SA_McKay @guygavrielkay @abelfrageauthor @GordonDoherty @SJATurney Cheers for the mention, Paul. Hope you've enjoyed it. 😟 1 hour ago
- RT @hooverbkreview: Reading is so much fun..almost done with @SA_McKay Northern Throne & @Feud_writer Britannia on Kindle & paperback Last… 13 hours ago
- RT @SJATurney: "Julius Caesar’s men would have followed him into the jaws of Cerberus himself just because of that great general’s presence… 1 day ago
- @pfcollard Well, in the old days - pre 2020 - I used to sell some at festivals and book fairs... 1 day ago
- RT @ElizStJohn: For #FollowFriday more of my favourite things: #HistoricalFiction #indieauthors #Books and The Morgan Library @MorganLibrar… 2 days ago
- @DavidsBookBlurg Yep. This year's been an absolute bitch. 2 days ago
- @Paulalofting @Chadwickauthor @SA_McKay @Dougwriter @Phokion1 @SD_Sykes @Romanfiction @julianstockwin @PWalkerauthor @glencraney No problem. 3 days ago
- #FF to new twitter friends: @srsixcreative @stacytownend71 @llxmg10 @KalbMarple @lehmanauthor @graecolatinus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- #HistoricalFictionFriday with: @Chadwickauthor @SA_McKay @Dougwriter @Phokion1 @SD_Sykes @Romanfiction… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- Out now, #ShadowofDoubt, a short novella in the Craft of Kings series. This started life as an online freebie durin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- @mikewardmedia Hi Mike. Thanks for following me. 3 days ago
Feud by Derek Birks on Facebook
Tag Archives: Author
The Ladies of the Magna Carta – a Review
I am absolutely delighted that my blog has the honour of being the final stop on a blog tour to celebrate: The Ladies of the Magna Carta by Sharon Bennett Connolly. Sharon Bennett Connolly is fast becoming the go-to historian if … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Book Reviews, History, Medieval History, New release, Plantagenets, Reviews, Women's history
Tagged Author, Blog Tour, book reviews, England, History, Magna Carta, medieval, New release, Sharon Bennett Connolly, women
2 Comments
Authors Without Borders – Free Historical Fiction for those Staying At Home
Authors Without Borders is a group of fabulous historical fiction authors, including: Ben Kane, Simon James Atkinson Turney, Ruth Downie, Douglas Jackson, Christian G. Cameron, Simon Scarrow, Gordon Doherty LJ Trafford, Alex Gough, Sam Taw – and me. Our aim is to write stories … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, Historical Fiction, Post Roman Britain
Tagged Author, Britannia, fiction, Roman fiction
Leave a comment
The Harrogate Interview
I was delighted to be interviewed for the Review whilst I was at the fantastic Harrogate History Festival last month and I very much enjoyed talking to Sharon Bennett Connolly and Jayne Smith. You can find the interview at The … Continue reading
Harrogate History Festival 2015
The first Harrogate History Festival in 2013 was a tremendous success and in a very short time it has become a major event, attracting some of the biggest names in historical fiction and non-fiction. This year’s programme had its “big-hitters” like … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, History, History Festival
Tagged Author, fiction, Harrogate, Historical fiction, historical fiction writer, History, History Festival
5 Comments
My Top Ten Book Covers for Historical Fiction
Currently, the last few tweaks are being made to the paperback cover for The Last Shroud, so covers are in my mind at the moment. Cover design is an important part of the publishing process and so – like most … Continue reading
Historical Fiction & Meaning
I’m a guest today on the Layered Pages blog, doing an interview with the fantastic Stephanie Hopkins. Find it at: http://ow.ly/Phrjx
Posted in Historical Fiction, History, The Writing Process, Writing
Tagged Author, fiction, Historical fiction, historical fiction writer, History
Leave a comment
At My Writing Desk – Where All Hell Breaks Loose
This month’s post was prompted by a question posed by the inimitable Simon Turney along the lines of: “What is on your writing desk at the moment?” So I had a look and what I found made me think. For … Continue reading
Learning to Swim in the Self-Published Fiction Lake
A while ago I did a guest post on another blog about my experiences with self-publishing. Now, not much older and only a bit wiser, I thought I had a few more things to say about it. There are so … Continue reading
Posted in Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged Amazon Kindle, Author, book reviews, Self Publish, self-publishing
Leave a comment
