... until Christmas Day!Which means it won't be long before I dust off The Chrismologist's advent calendar, ready for another year.
So, come 1 December, make sure you check out TheChrismologist.com for a new fascinating festive fact every day...
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Only one month to go...
... until Christmas Day!Which means it won't be long before I dust off The Chrismologist's advent calendar, ready for another year.
So, come 1 December, make sure you check out TheChrismologist.com for a new fascinating festive fact every day...
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Call the Chrismologist!
It's getting to be that time of year again. In only five weeks' time people all over the world will be making their final preparations for Christmas. For some, those preparations include producing items of media, whether they be radio shows, TV programmes, or newspaper articles.So, if you're wondering what to include this year, why not Call the Chrismologist? I am very happy to appear on radio or TV and have been interviewed for numerous pieces for the press before. Ask me your Christmas questions or simply consult my Christmas book What is Myrrh Anyway? to gather some ideas.
Sunday, 4 December 2011
The A to Z of Christmas
The A to Z of Christmas is now well underway over at TheChrismologist.com. Don't forget to check it out every day (of the working week) for the next update.
In the meantime, if you've not checked it out already, here's what you've missed so far.
In the meantime, if you've not checked it out already, here's what you've missed so far.
Saturday, 22 October 2011
TheChrismologist.com
Just a note to let you know that this blog is no longer being updated.
To keep up with all my Christmas updates and news about my Christmas books, click this link to visit TheChrismologist.com.
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Pax Britannia: Time's Arrow - Red-Handed is here!
Ulysses Quicksilver: agent of the throne, dandy and hero. Heart-broken, battered, mutilated and shot, he’s been driven backwards and forwards in time... but appearing in the middle of a crime scene is never the best way to start your visit to Paris...Time’s Arrow offers the reader a unique opportunity – to decide the course of this latest Pax Britannia adventure!
In the tradition of Charles Dickens himself, Abaddon Books will be publishing Time’s Arrow in three ebook instalments. At the end of parts one (‘Red-Handed’) and two (‘Black Swan’) readers will be able to vote on how the adventure progresses via the Abaddon Books website at www.abaddonbooks.com. The entire text will then be published in a paperback edition in 2012.
Don’t miss out on the chance to become a part of publishing history. Pre-order Pax Britannia: Time’s Arrow today!
Friday, 5 August 2011
TheChrismologist.com
Remember you can keep up to date with all the latest Christmas news and festive facts about the festive season here at TheChrismologist.com.
Tell him I sent you. ;-)
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Forum giveaway
How would you like to own these four books, all signed by the author - for nothing?
Well, it's easy. All you have to do is register as a member of my new forum here and when we hit 50 members, I'll put everyone's names into a hat and pull out one winner.
That winner will then receive a copy of Howl of the Werewolf, the new edition of Curse of the Mummy, Pax Britannia: Dark Side and the Warhammer 40K short story anthology Victories of the Space Marines, which contains my Imperial Fists' story But Dust in the Wind. And I'll sign them all too.
That winner will then receive a copy of Howl of the Werewolf, the new edition of Curse of the Mummy, Pax Britannia: Dark Side and the Warhammer 40K short story anthology Victories of the Space Marines, which contains my Imperial Fists' story But Dust in the Wind. And I'll sign them all too.
So what are you waiting for? Don't delay, sign up today!
Sunday, 26 December 2010
The Chrismologist
Don't forget to check out my new website TheChrismologist.com for all your Christmas facts and regular season updates.
Saturday, 25 December 2010
Monday, 13 December 2010
Christmas shopping sorted
If you're still finalising Christmas presents, remember it's not too late to buy your loved ones (or yourself!) something from my book store.If it's steampunk action and adventure that they're into, try my Pax Britannia books.
If they love gamebooks and fantasy adventures, try my Fighting Fantasy gamebooks.
If it's Doctor Who or Star Wars, try these, and remember that you can have a Clone Wars story, written by me, personalised.
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f it's non-fiction they enjoy, try Match Wits with the Kids, or one of my Miscellanies.And if its the grim darkness of the far future where there is only war, or the grim darkness of a quasi-Medieval world that gets them buzzing, then try one of my Black Library novels.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Let's make Ebenezer's Carol No.1 this Christmas!
The plan: To get Ebenezer's Carol, by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, to No. 1 in time for Christmas. A proper steampunk Christmas song for Christmas No. 1!
What we need to do to achieve this:
1) For Ebenezer's Carol to chart it needs to sell roughly 8,000 copies. The single needs be downloaded as a single, and not as part of the A Very Steampunk Christmas EP. It's available now from iTunes, eMusic and Amazon.
2) So, forward this message to all your friends (be they steampunks or otherwise) but remind them that they must buy the song by itself for it to get into the singles chart.
3) Blog about this, post a link on your Facebook page, Tweet about it, but most importantly - buy the single Ebenezer's Carol!
4) Arrange events themed around this, call the local press, use your contacts - whatever you've got - and we could really make this happen!
This is a chance for steampunk fans to really make themselves heard and make a difference for the future of Christmas. The fate of Ebenezer's Carol and Christmas music itself is in your hands! Let's make Christmas 2010 a Very Merry Steampunk Christmas!
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
TheChrismologist.com
As long time followers of this blog (and my many others) will already know, I currently juggle about eight blogs, updating people on various aspects of my writing, and - to be honest - it was all getting a bit much, especially when there are effectively two blogs for the same book, only one of them for the American market and one for the UK.
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So, I've decided to merge the two blogs for Christmas Miscellany and What is Myrrh Anyway? in one, easy to manage, dot com, called...
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So, I've decided to merge the two blogs for Christmas Miscellany and What is Myrrh Anyway? in one, easy to manage, dot com, called...
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Click this link and check it out for yourself. In fact, why not bookmark the site and add it to your favourites today?
It's still a work in progress at the moment, but over the coming weeks I'll be adding more features and content all the time. And you can already email me all your Christmas questions direct at info@thechrismologist.com.
I look forward to seeing you there.
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Sunday, 7 November 2010
Christmas Stamps
This year, the Royal Mail are bringing you a cracking variety of Christmas presents, specially designed by Aardman's studio – the home of Wallace and Gromit.
These are their Wallace and Gromit Christmas stamps...
And you can buy a whole host of other festive-related Wallace and Gromit goodies here.
These are their Wallace and Gromit Christmas stamps...
And you can buy a whole host of other festive-related Wallace and Gromit goodies here.
Friday, 5 November 2010
Christmas Bread & Baking at River Cottage
From £150.00 you can take part in a Christmas bread-making and baking cookery school at River Cottage HQ.
To find out more, click here.
To find out more, click here.
Festive Bread
Fancy waking up on Christmas morning and tucking into some festive bread, rather than your usual loaf? If so, then this recipe is for you.
Festive Bread
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups flour
2/3 cups brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1/3 cup butter
½ cup chopped nuts
1 jar (10 ounce size) maraschino cherries
Festive Bread
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups flour
2/3 cups brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1/3 cup butter
½ cup chopped nuts
1 jar (10 ounce size) maraschino cherries
1) Lightly grease a 9-inch loaf pan and pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C, Gas Mark 4).
2) Drain the cherries, reserving 4 tablespoons of juice, and roughly chop.
3) In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
4) In a separate bowl cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and the 4 tablespoons cherry juice. Mix well until fully combined. Add the butter and sugar mix to the flour mixture and mix well. Then gently fold in the chopped cherries and nuts.
5) Scoop the batter into the loaf pan, and spread evenly.
6) Bake bread for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and baked through. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
2) Drain the cherries, reserving 4 tablespoons of juice, and roughly chop.
3) In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
4) In a separate bowl cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and the 4 tablespoons cherry juice. Mix well until fully combined. Add the butter and sugar mix to the flour mixture and mix well. Then gently fold in the chopped cherries and nuts.
5) Scoop the batter into the loaf pan, and spread evenly.
6) Bake bread for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and baked through. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
Monday, 1 November 2010
A Christmas Carol - by Charles Dickens
Dickens more or less invented the Christmas spirit, goodwill to all men and general jollity in this classic ghost story, which also gave us Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit. "I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me."
However, did you know that he wrote the book in only six weeks in 1843? If trying to write a novel in the same amount of time and you can follow how I'm getting on here.
Sunday, 3 October 2010
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