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Following the release of my second novel in August 2022, the book of short stories titled Old Ned's Secret, I'm proud to announce the publication of my third work of fiction. Sure, in relative quick succession but really, I'm not a prolific writer frantically pounding the keyboard into the small hours of every waking day. [...]

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It's been a while since publishing my first novel, The Tramp, and music CD, The Tramp: The Music of Robert Aitken, in 2017, yet I've not dawdled that much, really ... I'm finishing up a full length, 460-odd page psychological thriller waiting for a final read through, plus another tale set in the 10th century [...]

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I haven't spoken for a while. Busy times at work, rest and play. Being a sole operator, there are no knock on / knock off times, just a need to rationalise each project and work to the demands of processes and deadlines. That hasn't stopped me from working on renovation and reparation projects at home. [...]

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Song suggestion update Following some really interesting comments and suggestions regarding which song from 'The Tramp: The Music of Robert Aitken’ I should submit for the Vanda and Young song competition, I found the responses, regarding not only the music but lyric content, interesting and insightful with the following front-runners: the self-demanding tale in 'Hold [...]

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I have decided to donate $50 to the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Well actually, to the Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition to be exact. APRA AMCOS, of which I'm a proud member, tell us this is the world's most prestigious songwriting competition; 'It aims to support talented songwriters while raising much-needed funds for not-for-profit organisation [...]