Simon FairfaxMar 31, 20213 minRESEARCH: AND LEAVING YOURSELF OPEN TO CRITICISM!I think that one of the hardest and most rewarding aspects of writing historical fiction is the research. It is at once both really...
Simon FairfaxAug 13, 20201 minHE SHOULD HAVE WORN A MASK!No not that kind of mask, one of these. I have just finished researching and writing the first in my new historical novels series and...
Simon FairfaxMay 19, 20202 minSeeing life through clearer spectacles.There is little doubt that this crisis has touched all of us to a greater or lesser degree. We can all see the harm that it has done, but...
Simon FairfaxMay 3, 20201 minCRISIS, WHAT CRISIS?It's a funny old life, the life of an author. I get up walk the dogs or go for a run, come back breakfast and retreat to my study to...
Simon FairfaxMar 22, 20201 minA CLASH OF SWORDS AND WORDSI have given Rupert Brett a rest for a little while, so as not to get stale and have started writing my medieval series. The first of...
Simon FairfaxMar 15, 20201 minNEW YEAR BLOGA belated Happy New Year! Leading up to Christmas was a busy time with Christmas Fairs and book signings. It was frenetic but fun. In...
Simon FairfaxMar 15, 20202 minPLOTTING AN INTERNATIONAL STORYLINEPlotting a novel is always good fun and never more so than when it involves travelling to another country that I have never been to...
Simon FairfaxMar 15, 20202 minBABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE!As you will probably gather I love carrying out the research for my books and this was no exception. Now on the fourth book of the...
Simon FairfaxMar 15, 20203 minWELCOME TO THE BEGINNING – NO DEAL’S DONE ’TIL IT’S DONEPosted in Deal Series and tagged Deal Series, Life of an Author, Rupert Brett on November 19, 2018. Leave a comment I began writing my...