A council of war was held in Jake’s room after tea. Smelly stood guard by the door. Larry was sitting on the window sill, watching for shadows among the rose bushes outside. "Before we make any plans, there's something you need to know," said Jake. "Tell them what happened on the train, Bess." Bess gave …
Recently I discovered my brother had never watched Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. In fact, he knew next to nothing about Tolkien's mythos. With Amazon's Rings of Power coming out this September, my good friend Ness Kingsley and I decided here was a wrong that needed righting. So popcorn bags were opened, the …
June was a good month. Here in the UK, it was blue skies, baking sun, and long days. It was also Beth's Birthday month. All in all, the perfect time to go on holiday. And that's just what we did. We had a whole week away from the grey shabbiness of Derby. Most places were …
In the end, Arnie got up and stormed out of the rail compartment. Larry and Private Smelly were sitting in a compartment two doors down the carriage. Larry was sleeping, his snout resting on his paws. Smelly was staring out the window, humming a tune. Arnie went in and sat down heavily on the seat …
From the start, the goal of this little passion project of mine wasn't just to tell a story but to create a world which you could experience as immersively as can be through the means of pen, pencil, Adobe and WordPress. Here's some sketch work I did recently for a couple of the characters. You …
You can view the world map from the menu at the top of this page. Right now it is a simple picture without many embellishments. As the story goes on, I will add locations and other details (no doubt constantly tweaking it to look prettier). Eventually I'll add tags so you can hover over a …
The alarm clock woke Bess with a start. Warm daylight shone down on her bed through a gap in the curtains. She looked over at the clock. It was 7:30am on the very first day of the summer holidays. Three whole months of no school. Bliss! She sat up, stretched and yawned contentedly. What would …
Bess was so angry she felt like bursting into tears. The seconds ticked slowly by on the clock above Mr Scratcher’s newspaper. The rustle of the broadsheet pages was the only other sound in the room. Three students sat on the front row, hands on desks staring into semi-distance, waiting for the school bell to …
Hello and welcome to the Treasure of Everlight blog. It is a passion project of mine which I've been working on for a number of years now. The original plan was to wait until the whole story had been written along with illustrations before sharing it with the world. Trouble is that day could be …
A little over a fortnight ago we were beginning a long-awaited holiday in North Devon. Recently, we'd shared with friends our special news, Beth was pregnant with our much longed-for first child! Before us stretched a week of sun, sand and baby plans. Two emergency visits to the local hospital later and our holiday had …
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