Tag Archives: Unbound

Your Last Chance to ASSURE YOUR LEGACY!

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Francis Pryor

I know it has been quite a drawn-out process, but the production of Alan Cadbury’s second adventure, The Way, The Truth and The Dead, is now well in hand. The editing process is finished and the manuscript (or rather its … Continue reading →

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The Way, The Truth and the Dead

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Francis Pryor

It’s been quite a busy summer. Some non-horticultural readers of this blog might have found my obsession with the two National Gardens Scheme Open Days a bit obsessive – and I suppose I ought to apologise to them. But I’m … Continue reading →

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Archaeology Podcast Network

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Francis Pryor

My recent crowdfunding campaign has produced some interesting spin-offs, including this trans-Atlantic podcast in which I am interviewed by two colleagues in the United States. It was great fun to do – and I think that comes across quite well. … Continue reading →

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Reaching New Readers

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Francis Pryor

As part of the final run-in for The Way, The Truth and The Dead, I’ve done two guest blog posts about crowdfunding (and, yes, “crowdfunding” is now generally preferred to the more correct, if clumsier “crowd-funding”). Both have been aimed … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding: freedom, frustration or fantasy?

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Francis Pryor

Originally posted on Doug's Archaeology:
Crowdfunding in archaeology is something I am interested in and have blogged about a couple of times (see Tracing Finds: A Case Study in Crowdfunding Archaeology, Are Crowdfunding Platforms Worth it?, Fairy Godmothers Do Exist-…

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Goodbye To All That

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Francis Pryor

Somehow the title of Robert Graves’ 1929 autobiographical masterpiece seems strangely relevant. Does it express regret, or inevitability – or a bit of each? I suspect the latter. And that’s how I feel, too, when it comes to the demise … Continue reading →

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Help! The Second Crime Book Needs a Boost…

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Francis Pryor

It would be tempting to blame Alan Cadbury for not promoting his own adventures, but I knew he wouldn’t lift a finger to help when I began writing the series some three or four years ago. Apart from anything else, … Continue reading →

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A Rainy Day in London Town

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Francis Pryor

Last Thursday I attended a meeting – a brain-storming session, actually – of Unbound authors, in a room upstairs in the theatrical pub The Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe, on the south bank of the River Thames in Southwark. The last … Continue reading →

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A bit more about Alan Cadbury

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Francis Pryor

My books about the exploits of Alan Cadbury are based on a series of informal interviews or discussions between him and me. In the case of The Lifers’ Club nearly all our talks happened several months after the events I … Continue reading →

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AC2 – an Open Letter

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Francis Pryor

Dear Everyone Kind Enough to Follow this Blog, I think if I were a follower of In The Long Run, I’d probably be very relieved that my email account was not being bombarded with strange stuff about arcane garden plants … Continue reading →

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