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Mark MacLean Review
This isn't a genre that I would normally read. However, Perfect Strangers was recommended so I decided to give it a go. It had me gripped from beginning to end. it's a perfect example of how Paul an ........
Diya Review
Paul and Sophie are ready for the adventure of a lifetime-a month-long Australian road trip prelude to their much-awaited marriage. But fate has different plans. When Sophie meets Larsen, a smooth, ........
Gary Searle Review
I have read a couple of TG Trouper’s novels and thoroughly enjoyed them, so I was intrigued by this book, Perfect Strangers, as it is in a different genre. Whereas the Astrid books are female led w ........
Emma Louise Review
Perfect Strangers is a compelling psychological thriller that explores temptation, trust, and how easily ordinary lives can be pulled apart by the influence of someone new. What begins as a believa ........
Mr Gary W Taylor Review
I started to read this on the train to London. Before I knew it I was in Kings Cross. I was completely lost in the book. I couldn't wait for the return journey to finish this great read. A piece of ........
HJ FURL Review
I thoroughly enjoyed Perfect Strangers. Having been fortunate enough to hear the author read a short extract live, I never expected the story to be this accessible, original, and gripping. Sophie and ........
Sarah B’s Review
In the first half of the book, the main characters, Paul and Sophie, are well developed and their daily routine easy to understand. This gave me a good insight into each of them giving me a clue as to ........
Review by Shubham Lakhin
The Story - Be Careful What You Read* by T G Trouper is a gripping and unsettling thriller that explores the eerie power of words and the consequences of diving too deeply into a story. The novel begi ........
August 2025
1st: I did my 4th video interview, this time with psychological suspense writer Julia Stone. With the holiday season upon us, market and craft fair work looked like being unproductive, so I concentrat ........
July 25
Thursday the 3rd: BBC Essex invited Carley and I to take part in an interview about our children’s writing competition. Saturday 5th: We were further invited to take part in an interview with Phoe ........
June 2025
Preparations started in earnest for the Author event that Carley-Ann Osborn and I are holding on July 12th. We visited The Maltings Academy in Witham to announce the winners. Saturday 7th Back at ........
May book tour 2025
A very busy month. Carley-Ann Osborn and I embarked on a mini book tour around Essex. Saturday May 3rd Firstsite in Colchester organised by Folk & Bespoke. This is an artisan market and there was ........
April, reasonably busy
Not quite as busy with physical activities, but I’ve been hitting the social media hard. Friday the 4th: Carley and I had a live interview with Michelle from Phoenix FM in Brentwood where we disc ........
March 2025
1st: I was back at FirstSite in Colchester, this time AM author Carley-Ann Osborn was with me. We sold books and spoke to interesting people.8th: World book day event in George Yard Braintree. This wa ........
A busy start to the year.
I thought that nothing much would happen for the first few months of the year, well, not a lot happened in January, but February turned out to be quite busy.January:I had been asked to be a judge in t ........
The busy month of May
Well, May has been super busy for me. On the 1st I was invited to the house of lords for a spot of lunch. Not a dodgy pub, but the actual House of Lords. There I met the amazing Baroness Floella Benja ........
The biggest problem with AI
The issue is that everyone is treating artificial intelligence systems as if they are sentient, they are not and never will be, so we must stop anthropomorphising them. Asking AI to perform a task is ........
Never fail Chicken curry
This is a mild -ish generic curry that serves 4.Ingredients:400g Diced Chicken thighs, all fat trimmed off.2 large tomatoes2 medium onions6 cloves of garlicFresh ginger to the same weight as the garli ........
What is wrong with the word ‘about’?
Heard on the BBC World service: “Later we’ll be talking dinosaurs”. So I listened, and the presenters didn’t transform into dinosaurs and acquire the power of speech – which is actually what that stat ........
Typographical errors
Typo’s, we all make them. I joined the Society of Authors and in the editorial of the very first magazine I received, there was a huge typo. The edition featured articles about controversial books and ........
Taking a Stand Against AI in Writing: A Writer's Perspective
I’ve had to rethink my ideas about Artificial Intelligence. I have made a monk-like commitment to never use artificial intelligence in my writing. I took this solemn vow after I was asked if I used AI ........
Diverse Tales and Emerging Horizons: A Glimpse into My Writing Journey and Adventures in Publishing
My writing continues, it has to, I have to write something every day or I get a bit grumpy. At the moment I have three stories on the go, all vastly different. One is a complete departure for me, a GO ........
My Blog
I play guitar and sing in a band, are we any good? well, we’re okay, people seem to like us, and on Saturday 8th July we had the privilege of playing support to a truly superb band – ‘Xander an ........
Black bean stir fry with cashews
I am a part-time vegetarian and occasional vegan. No real moral or ethical cause except for wanting to reduce the amount of meat I consume. But when you speak to die hard vegetarian/vegans they will b ........
Astrid teaser 2. Surveillance of Major Pell
A light came on in the bedroom, a few seconds later, the light came on in the bathroom. Five-thirty a.m. the same time as yesterday and the day before. Astrid started a stopwatch and raised her fiel ........
Things I have learned since taking up writing
Writing is just like exercise, in fact, writing is exercise. You should aim to write at least one thousand words a day. Just like you should aim to do at least one thousand metres on the cross trai ........
Astrid book 1 teaser
The vista slowly changed from urban to countryside; towns and villages giving way to fields and rolling hills. She looked out at the landscape as it passed by, fascinated as she always was with the ........
About me:
I've always wanted to write, and many years ago I started on a typewriter, remember those? and I tried to write science fiction; that is a hard genre to write in! It’s really easy to write about sp ........