It’s been a fabulous month in books – I read seven and all were so good I found it difficult to choose a favourite. I also spent the month listening to Barack Obama’s biography, but still have a lot of … Read More
Escape To Curlew Cottage – Welcome to Brookford
It’s almost here – publication day for Escape To Curlew Cottage. I knew that I wanted to go back to Brookford – and Curlew Cottage – almost as soon as I finished writing about it in Wish You Were Here. … Read More
2021 – The Writing Goals
Okay, I’m a tad late with this – after all, it is almost the end of January – but to be honest, it’s taken me some time to reset from 2020 and clarify what I want to do in 2021. … Read More
How to write a novel in a month…
November is around the corner…and if November is around the corner, so too is NaNoWriMo. Nano wtf? National Novel Writing Month. Get it? Essentially the challenge is to, along with a few hundred thousand other people, get 50,000 words out of your head and onto … Read More
6 tips to writing a satisfying sexy scene
I’m writing this post on a Saturday afternoon. I have a zucchini slice in the oven that I’m keeping an eye on, and in the background is an annoying electrical alarm – like when the washing machine is out of … Read More
5 Reasons to love your day job…
I’m not sure about you, but I have a day job. If I were a betting girl, I’d hazard a guess that most aspiring or emerging writers do – as do a relatively large proportion of (even) mid-list established writers. … Read More
10 tips to work from home and get stuff done…
Working from home. It’s the dream, right? You lie in bed until five minutes before you’re due to log into work and then spend your day in your pyjamas while you are working. Yeah, that doesn’t work for me. These … Read More