Tag Archives: Blog
A 50:50 Chance
It was in March 2018 that the idea first started to form in my mind. I would be turning fifty later in the year, and I wanted to do something memorable to mark my reaching that milestone in, more or … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged 50 Gigs, Author, Blog, Music, Peter Carroll, Rock n Roll, WinterStorm
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More Stark, or should that be Starker?
The third DI Adam Stark novel was published in July 2015 and, almost as soon as I’d finished it, I was confident I had the plot and theme of the follow-up, Stark Reminders, pretty clear in my mind. I started … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged Adam Stark, Author, Blog, Crime Novel, Peter Carroll, Writing
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Thank You, Malcolm
I know a lot of people are cynical and dismissive of folks when they profess their grief for a dead rock star they’ve never met, but I don’t give a damn about those people. Those people either never considered music … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged AC/DC, Blog, Dementia, Malcolm Young, Music, Peter Carroll, Rock n Roll, Writing
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Storm Force
The small, Scottish, seaside town of Troon appears, on the face of it, to be a pretty unlikely place for a rock festival to take place. If someone proposed to hold it at the end of November, it might seem … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, FM, Last In Line, Music, Peter Carroll, Rock n Roll, Toseland, Troon, Vega, Vinnie Appice, WinterStorm
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Write On
I started writing – in any kind of formal sense – about six years ago. I wrote a novel, which, lo and behold, somebody said they wanted to publish. That was an amazing feeling and all the build up to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Stark, Amazon, Author, Blog, Motivation, Peter Carroll, Writing
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Killed By Death
Last night Glen Frey, founding member of The Eagles, passed away, aged 67. As a friend commented on Facebook – that’s no age these days. And it isn’t really. Only, he’s the latest in a steady stream of rockers who’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Bowie, Death, Glen Frey, Lemmy, Music, Peter Carroll, Rock n Roll
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An Open Letter to the DM-ers
Dear Certain Authors, Imagine you went to a party and someone walked up to you unannounced and said, “Hello, my name is Pete, nice to meet you; I’m an author and I’d be really grateful if you would buy my … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Writing
Tagged Author, Auto-DM, Blog, Book Promotion, Open Letter, Peter Carroll, Twitter
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A Bit of a Dog
It’s fair to say that my second novel Pandora’s Pitbull has presented me with some dilemmas. It’s never sold all that well and reviews often seem to be polarised. I’m still hopeful it could do better and the latest instalment … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Author, Blog, Horror, Pandora's Pitbull, Peter Carroll, Writing
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Building Bridges
My first novel, In Many Ways, came out four years ago. I sometimes find it hard to believe that I have since written five more, but I have. In that time, I’ve struggled to find the winning formula to kick-start … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Writing
Tagged Adam Stark, Author, Blog, Book Promotion, Cross-promotion, Peter Carroll, Stark Realites, Writing
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Let It Bee
I have to confess I’m not much of a gardener. Let me re-phrase that. I’m not a gardener. I have a garden and I cut the grass and pull up some of the weeds, but that’s really about the extent … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife
Tagged Author, Bees, Blog, Garden, gardening, Hedgehogs, Neonicitinoids, Peter Carroll, wildlife
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