When I’m writing about an area, I like to get it right. This is especially important as a writer of historical fiction. I don’t want to put a mountain in the centre of the city of York (or in my books, Eboracum) when I know there isn’t one. That just takes you, the reader, out…
I was delighted to discover another review on Eboracum, The Village. This one was by Cathy W, on Goodreads, and it left me with a hearteningly warm glow. It’s such a wonderful feeling when someone really seems to like and enjoy your work. There is an irony to be found here, though. When I began…
Dropped my memoir off at the Little Free Library in Calgary on 7th Ave NE. Like I’ve said before, The Sound of Silence is an incredibly personal story. I’m sharing it with the sincere hope that readers will find something of value in my words. Let me know what you think: https://www.graham-clews.com/contact.shtml.
I wrote three books in 2015 and I’ve just published the third: a memoir. The Sound of Silence is an incredibly personal story. My father was a pedophile and I was sexually abused by him. I put my experiences and thoughts down on paper because, as I say in my dedication, it is with sincere…
I wrote a short wrap-up of 2015 and put it in WestWord, the Writers’ Guild of Alberta magazine. It’s in the January/February 2016 issue. I’m surrounded by lots of great writers. Graham Clews has had a busy 2015. He learned what a hashtag means, started blogging and indie-published two novels. Politically Detained came out in…
Read all about it! Excerpts from chapters 10 and 19 are out. For a copy of A Slightly Tainted Hero, check out Smashwords: http://bit.ly/20HECit. From Chapter Ten: A woman perhaps ten or fifteen years younger than him leaned casually against the doorjamb, an odd, knowing sort of grin on her face, as if she expected…
Hello all, Over 800 people signed up for my GoodReads giveaway. I’ll be sending out books to the five people who were selected today. They’re all around the world from India to Ukraine to the U.S. and my backyard, Canada. Thanks for the interest. Please add me as a friend or follow me on GoodReads….
Politically Detained is a book about making changes – making changes in and to Ottawa. A small band of seniors is the ones taking names and kicking politician butt in my fictional story. “Grey Power” is very real and very powerful and as a senior myself, I know we can use our lifetime of knowledge…