One of the nicest things about being an author, is meeting other authors - I meet a lot through Twitter and many through Goodreads.

The very lovely Mercedes Fox invited me to do a Q&A for her writing blog's - Meet The Author - slot. I was exceedingly happy to agree - you will find the interview here - CLICK

You can also find Mercedes Fox here on her Goodreads Profile Page, and her Amazon Author Page.

I hope you manage to stop by the blog and enjoy the Q&As.

My thanks to Mercedes for her generosity and kindness.

Alp
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Merry Christmas, Everyone!!

I am so happy to be at home for the holidays - and I have never known it to be so warm on Christmas Day here on the mountain - about 12 degrees C right now at 10:20 am - awesome.

Last night we published the box set edition of The Tales of the Unexpected - series one. All 6 stories can now be enjoyed in one volume - click here

News also of a brand new series - I am guessing this will turn into a series - a steampunk-style series of madcap, romantic adventures featuring the indomitable Captain Du Bon Le Phare - a name inspired by the leading brand of harissa paste sold here in France - I have no idea where these ideas come from, I just write them down. I was struggling with my WIP projects, just unable to focus until yesterday morning when I went to the kitchen and saw the paste on the shelf - the packaging is very distinctive - and the name jumped out at me - and the story was born - and I have been writing nothing else since.

I accept it as my muse's Christmas present to me - Thank you, Muse.

I am also absolutely thrilled to announce that the first part of The Great Dane Saga - The Life and Times of Dane Danois - which is titled Too Much Too Little Too Late - is in the final stages of the editing process/cover re-design, and due out very soon - the title has been absent from the shelf - as has the whole series - since August 2014. The series is going to start re-appearing during the course of the first half of 2016.

One story remains to be re-edited and put back out after an absence of nearly 18 months - Grand Affair - but at 500 pages - no mean feat - we are working on it.

Hoping that you have the perfect Christmas.
Be safe.
Love,
Alp

Today only (19th December 2015), the Support Indie Authors #FREE book blast is taking place. Head over here to grab more than 50 free books - 2 of them are mine.

Thank you for supporting our event.

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On 19th December 2015, I am hosting part of the Support Indie Authors Free Book Blast. - click here to find the ten authors who I am showcasing.

On the 19th December, all of the free titles will be featured on the SIA website - click here

Please support the event and remember that all of the offered books are #FREE.

Alp
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James Lee Hard very kindly agreed to be my second 'author under the spotlight', following the inaugural feature with K Sterling. Please find James' spotlight feature here - CLICK

If you are an indie author, and you would like to be featured on my 'author spotlight' in 2016, give me a shout via email - alpmortal@hotmail.com

Thank you.

Alp
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Arrived back home in France last night after a fairly non-eventful and delay-free trip from Indiana via the Isle of Wight, London and Paris.

No snow; in fact, it's sunny and 13 degrees C at the moment - and the forecast is pretty good for the next two weeks.

So much to catch up on here but first and foremost, must see friends who I haven't seen for nearly a year - and find the charger for my French mobile phone.

Current writing focus is actually the editing/review of the first part of the Great Dane Saga - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - aiming to have that back on the shelf in January after an absence of over a year. All 6 parts of the saga will eventually make it back onto the shelf along with the title Grand Affair during 2016 (nearly 1200 pages of romance in the pipeline).

Three short stories are also taking shape - Who Is Roger Calvert?, Wood For The Trees, and Cocoon.

I penned a list of all the stuff I plan to write in 2016, and realised that I would need days as long as those on Venus, and a year as long as Pluto's - all the time I have more to write than I can possibly contemplate, I am happy.

Hoping the gods are treating you well.

Alp
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On 11th December 2015, I will be relocating back to Europe, after 6 glorious months here in Jeffersonville, Indiana, staying with Shannon. I have been spoiled completely rotten, and take with me so many good memories.

I'll be popping over to the Isle of Wight as soon as I arrive in the UK, before heading home to The Vosges, the retreat, the dog, and the snow ... there will inevitably be some disruption to normal office hours and activities until I get back to 24/7 internet access, from on or around the 18th December.

Getting back to France also means that Chambers and I can get cracking on the Inspector Fenchurch Mysteries - series 2, and the completion of Zac Tremble Investigates - series 2 (plus the two outstanding Zac novellas), and some preparatory work for Johnny Sante - series 2.

A change of scene will hopefully also kickstart the process of getting Dark Energy written (sequel to Dark Matter), finishing The Map Stick series, and getting the next Weaver & Loom story out (Caravan to Calvaire - an Oswald Senator story) - plus some poetry, and about 753 other WIP projects ...

2016 will also see more author spotlight features published on this website.

Thank you for your amazing support and encouragement.

Alp
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The Baker of Son Frere - my dark story of love and possession across the centuries, has been nominated in the category Best Dark Theme in the 2015 M/M Romance Member's Choice Awards. Voting begins in January 2016 - will post a link to the voting page when the time comes.

Meanwhile, we are also updating the book trailer now that we have a new voiceover by our amazing audiobook narrator Stewart Campbell - will post an update once the new book trailer gets uploaded to Youtube.

Alp
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