On The Trevithick Trail across Latin America

  • THE BOOK IS OUT NOW

    Finally, after months of stress, ‘Long Road to Nowhere: The Lost Years of Richard Trevithick (Part One)’ is out now. This blog post comes belatedly as I have actually had the books in my possession for two weeks, but the frantic rush to send out the backlog of orders and a well deserved holiday meant…

    Joel Griffett

  • Waiting (im)patiently

    I spoke too soon. The first batch of books, so I was told, was supposed to be in my hands last Friday (24th May). As per my last blog post, I thought the hard bit was over but I am still waiting (im)patiently and growing increasingly frustrating by the lack of communication from the printing…

    Joel Griffett

  • The reality of self-publishing (part one)

    Only now do I realise the immensity of this undertaking, bypassing normal publishing and Amazon KDP to do EVERYTHING myself.

    Joel Griffett

  • A note on motivation and obsession

    my fascination with the lost years of Trevithick is becoming a Fawcett-esque obsession with something I’m not sure I’ll ever know the true extent of

    Joel Griffett

  • Back in the UK

    The online store and the pre-order link will go live this week. I should’ve done it earlier but fear masquerading as procrastination had got the better of me.

    Joel Griffett

  • COMING SOON…

    I am very pleased to share with you all the cover for my first book. Copies will be available online to pre-order soon and they will also be for sale at Trevithick Day in Camborne (Saturday 27th April). The first run will be limited to 500, each one numbered.

    Joel Griffett

  • Peru awaits once more

    Pre-order ‘Long Road to Nowhere: The Lost Years of Richard Trevithick (Part One)’ now, HERE. I had planned on sticking around in Cornwall in the build up to the publication of my first book in April, but a cheap return flight from London to Lima proved irresistible. As I lounge around in my friend’s flat…

    Joel Griffett

  • Update 2

    Pre-order ‘Long Road to Nowhere: The Lost Years of Richard Trevithick (Part One)’ now, HERE. This blog isn’t dead, I am just trying to work out what to write to keep you all engaged. I have been very busy putting together the first book, due for release on Saturday 27th April, so that means almost…

    Joel Griffett

  • En route to Bogota (The Secret Mission)

    I arrived at the appropriately named El Dorado international airport; all I’d been given was stern warnings about Colombia’s capital city. Don’t go outside after dark; don’t go into this and that neighbourhood; don’t go altogether – change your flight.

    Joel Griffett

  • Trevithick 1820-23: The Disappearing Inventor

    Pre-order ‘Long Road to Nowhere: The Lost Years of Richard Trevithick (Part One)’ now, HERE. War brought Trevithick back down the hill to Lima by 1820. The same chill that killed off Francisco Uville in August 1818 did the trick for me. Barely a week was more than enough to send me down the hill…

    Joel Griffett