On writing
December 29, 2022
We’re almost into 2023 and I can honestly say that I’m delighted that 2022 is almost over. It was a difficult year in many ways, not […]
August 7, 2022
Join Writers With Dogs here. Writers often spend a lot of time alone and the companionship of a dog means so much to us. I have […]
June 22, 2022
Twenty years ago, self-published authors were regarded by the book publishing industry as second-tier authors who were not quite good enough. How have things changed, and […]
November 10, 2021
I often meet aspiring authors who ask me how they might know if they have it in them to succeed as a novelist. So here are […]
November 9, 2021
To celebrate the launch of my new psychological thriller, The Safe Place, I recently wrote an article for online magazine Female First on ‘The Seven Most […]
March 6, 2020
Proofreading. The final step. I just have to check for any obvious errors. Small things like punctuation. Or a piece of dialogue on the wrong line […]
October 11, 2018
I always get so excited when I am about to start teaching a creative writing class. Not just because I want to encourage new authors, but […]