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31/05/2026

There’s that magical 50k words milestone breached on the first draft. It gives me a sense of achievement, even though it is the 31st time I have made it there. About 2.5 million words in total over the last ten years. Looking at the graphic, you can see a little bit about how I do it. If you want to know more, A Technical Approach to Novel Writing covers it in depth.

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11/05/2026

Cover Reveal

The Rebel and the Seeress. When Ruirech discovers his mother’s remains hanging from a cross, he vows bloody vengeance on the man responsible. Fortech Gold Mask led the Fomor army that sacked Forest Haven, and it is he who must pay. It soon becomes obvious that revenge will not be easily achieved. Fortech commands an army of heavily armoured monsters and is protected by Gorias’s walls....

The Rebel and the Seeress. When Ruirech discovers his mother’s remains hanging from a cross, he vows bloody vengeance on the man responsible. Fortech Gold Mask led the Fomor army that sacked Forest…

24/04/2026

Buy The Dagger and the Compass

Screenshot When duty and compassion collide, who can decide on the right choice? Just after she awakens from a prophetic dream, Dagda orders Bee through the portal to hunt for her mischievous brother. She soon learns to trust no one in the Kingdoms. Bee’s ma always told her to treat the Tuatha with due respect, but to watch her back. She never fully understood what her mother meant until she was face-to-face with them in the cauldron to which Dagda sent her, a land where life is worth less than nothing and allegiances are broken more regularly than morning bread....

Screenshot When duty and compassion collide, who can decide on the right choice? Just after she awakens from a prophetic dream, Dagda orders Bee through the portal to hunt for her mischievous broth…

21/04/2026

I will be in Red Books Underground on Sunday, April 26th armed with a pen. Why not pop in and get a copy of my latest novel, The Dagger and the Compass, signed.

02/04/2026

Book Launch

We would love to see you at our next book launch in Red Books Underground in Eclectic Avenue, just off Main Street in Wexford, opposite the AIB. Readings, book signings, Q&A. Glass of wine and a few nibbles. It promises to be great craic.

We would love to see you at our next book launch in Red Books Underground in Eclectic Avenue, just off Main Street in Wexford, opposite the AIB. Readings, book signings, Q&A. Glass of wine and …

02/04/2026

A Tale of Two Halves

Yesterday evening, I finished writing a chapter in my current WIP. When I opened my social media this morning, there was an avalanche of posts about the current AI witch hunt. I know I shouldn't have, but I couldn't resist running a little test. The AI checker I have been reading a good deal about is TextGuard. I copied the text of my chapter's first draft, totally new, totally unedited, totally me, and ran it through the TextGuard AI checker....

Yesterday evening, I finished writing a chapter in my current WIP. When I opened my social media this morning, there was an avalanche of posts about the current AI witch hunt. I know I shouldn& #821…

25/02/2026

Farewell and adieu to my sweet writing career!

This week has been a tumultuous one for me. I have just received the printer’s proof for my 30th, and quite possibly my last novel, and cancelled my annual subscription to the Historical Nove…

19/02/2026

Coming in the autumn, book 2 in The Search for Lia Fáil series. Despite being a rich and vibrant pantheon, Irish Celtic mythology is seriously underrepresented in fiction. is working diligently to correct that with this origins portal fantasy series. According to Lebor Gabála Érenn, the Milesians drove the Fae out of Ireland and into the Faerie mounds, but what if it happened the other way. Click the link for the opening chapter.

http://philhughespublishing.com/2026/02/19/excerpt/

19/02/2026

Excerpt

The screams brought Eithne back to consciousness. She had no recollection of where she was or how she had come to be there. Not at first. But as the screams continued, and the stench of death and d…

17/02/2026

The Rebel and the Seeress

When Sharvan Gold Mask massacres the folk of Forest Haven, he sets a series of events into motion that could signal the end of Humankind and the Fae. Dagda has concealed much of his power in Lia Fáil, and the stone seems to have developed a will of its own. Against the advice of the seeress, the rebel, Ruirech succumbs to his thirst for revenge and seeks the destruction of Sharvan and his master Balor. Coming soon, book two in the Search for Lia Fáil series.

When Sharvan Gold Mask massacres the folk of Forest Haven, he sets a series of events into motion that could signal the end of Humankind and the Fae. Dagda has concealed much of his power in Lia Fá…