I have spent the last six months revising and reassessing my writing activities. That included examining covers (replacing them if required), writing, text formatting, and the outlets I use for my books. It has been a gruelling process revising the text of published titles and writing the two new titles, TIMES OF DISTRESS and EDITING CONSTANCY (which has just received its first 5-star rating on Amazon). One can view the new covers on my books page.

Until now I have relied on Amazon to sell and distribute my books – a period on an exclusive basis. I have now decided to go ‘wide’, that is, distribute my books through a select group of online retailers and bookshops. In addition to Amazon, my books will be uploaded to Kobo, and D2D. With these online platforms my books will be available through associated outlets around the world. They include the Dutch online retailer bol.com. In Australia, my books are available through Angus & Robinsons, Bookworld and Booktopia.

My fiction writing, which is my focus, fits into two genres.  First, there are my ‘Catholic’ novels, in the style of Evelyn Waugh, Grahame Greene, and Morris West.  I deal with similar issues as these Catholic writers. (See The Catholic Novel page.)

I am presently rewriting and reorganizing my first two Catholic novels to add to a new series of six titles. The first title in the new CONCILIAR series, TIMES OF DISTRESS was released on 31 October 2020, in paperback and ebook formats. The second book in the series FEELINGS DIE NOT IN SILENCE is due for release July 2021.

Second, I plan a series of titles in the romance genre under the pen name AINSLEY WILSON. This is to distinguish my romance titles from my books in the Catholic novel genre.

Love relationships are a way of exploring the human person. I like Jane Austen’s stories because of the satire and social commentary she weaves through her entertaining romantic stories with their engaging tensions. EDITING CONSTANCY (pub. 2021) is the first in a Jane Austen romance series. A second Jane Austen story is planned for 2022.