I’m really excited to announce that my new book is out there – making it’s way in the world and hopefully onto a Kindle or two. We have called it Bring Me Sunshine – because it a book about a girl who brings the light back into the life of a man who has…
I haven’t done a book post for a while.. and have been reading a lot of books. I thought, with the holidays approaching, this might be a good time to share some of them with you – in case you are looking for gift ideas for a booklover – or something to read…
Writing can be a lonely job. We spend most of our time chained to a computer, or a notebook, talking to people who exist only in our own heads. It has been said that the only person who really understands a writer is another writer. That may or may not be true, but…
I know – I’m too late for Halloween. But whatever the time of year – I do love graveyards. Old graveyards. Whether it’s a Neolithic burial mound, a stone cross on the moors or a marble mausoleum, each has stories to tell. It should therefore not be any great surprise that a certain amount of…
I know I promised you a graveyard blog this week… but I’ve got something better for you. Drum roll please. I have a new book – working title The Sun At Midnight – coming out in time for Christmas (which is probably a good thing as it is set over Christmas).
I am sure I am not alone in hating the words ‘author photo’. We all need them – for our websites and blogs and other promo work – and to put in our books. The problem is, these photos never go away. They stay out there forever. And it’s just horrible hearing a whisper…
I tried so hard not to find out who the new Dr Who is going to be. I really did. I avoided websites and FB and twitter – but alas, to no avail. So now I know and I hate that I know. I hate spoilers. And have suddenly developed an overwhelming fear – that…
Does size matter? Writers are a bit obsessed by numbers. I’m not talking about sales figures for our books (although we can get pretty obsessive about those too). Get more than one author in a room and within a couple of minutes someone is going to mention “word count”. Word counts haunt our dreams…