Something truly wonderful has happened on YouTube in the last couple of weeks, gentle reader, and if you don’t know what I’m going on about then I’ll gleefully tell you. The new/second series of Stevenson Speaks is now up and running. And in case you need me to expound further and are asking yourself, ‘what the bloody hell is he rabbiting on with now?’ then calm down, take a pew and I’ll tell you more.

Stevenson Speaks is a series of charmingly amateurish videos I recorded during the lockdown of 2020. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time what with not being allowed to do anything or go anywhere and all that. And so I sat in the barbecue area at Airedale Boat Club every Monday for a few weeks and knocked out five videos, which all prove that I do, indeed, have a face for radio.

But I did enjoy doing them, immensely, and so I thought ‘What the heck? Let’s do some more!’ And that’s precisely what I have been doing for the last two Fridays; recording, editing and uploading the first couple of vids of the second season of Stevenson Speaks to YouTube.

I’m a great believer in the old phrase – try before you buy, so I’m going to give you the low-down on what Stevenson Speaks is all about. Well, in a tight, compact little nutshell, I sit and talk to the camera for twelve or thirteen minutes or so about my books and all things connected. ‘What do you mean by connected Stevenson?’ I hear you ask. Well, I’ll explain.

In the first season of Stevenson Speaks I talked about:

• My first novel – Ah Boy!
• My second novel – The Ghost of Lenton Wattingham
• Believing in yourself and your writing
• The value of influence in writing
• The importance of planning your writing

See! All very much connected.

In this new series I’ll be talking about the following:

• My new novel – Hot Eire
• My third novel – The Pheasants Revolt
• My fourth novel – Mutch Wants Moor
• Blogging
• Podcasting
• My website
• Fibromyalgia – a condition that has plagued me for almost two decades

So loads to come for your watching enjoyment.

Hey, listen, I don’t claim to be great (or even good) at this video presenting thing but I’ve got a damn sight more charm and charisma than Richard Madeley; mind you, that wouldn’t be difficult would it? Alan Partridge has more charm and charisma than Richard Madeley. In fact, who doesn’t?

But I’m digressing now.

Please do take the time to watch my little videos and give me a thumbs up and subscribe. It all helps me to keep doing what I’m doing. You never know where it could lead. Ok, so none of my vids have exactly gone viral as yet but that’s not the point is it? They’re there to inform and hopefully entertain, and that is what you should expect from a writer.

Oh, and did you like my title for this post? A play on words of that awful new wave song by the Buggles. Admit it; you’ve got an ear worm now haven’t you?