Today, I completed the second draft of my second novel, Destiny of Souls, bringing it a step closer to publication. Hopefully, looking to publish it around October/November this year, as I've been greatly encouraged by the number of people who've read Trinity and have told me they're looking forward...

The first 'Diana Day' after I became a published author (of fiction). I know she's watching, I know she'll be so proud. Thirty-nine years since we said goodbye, I still love you, Mom.

More than 50 people attended the launch event for Trinity of Souls, held at Mainstreet Trading in St Boswells. A good evening was had by all, with some excellent food, plenty of wine, a presentation and readings from Carl, and the opportunity to pose some challenging questions about the Souls Serie...

Delighted with the bayleytheauthor.com website which went live today. Many thanks to Sam Thompson and the rest of the team at Troubador for a fabulous design and for answering all my questions!

My author copies of Trinity of Souls arrived today. To finally hold it in my hand was an amazing feeling, up there with many of the best experiences life can offer: I felt like George McFly at the end of Back to the Future.
As if that wasn’t exciting enough, I also learned some of the first pr...