I saw my mother-in-law at the weekend. She’s not happy with me. Why? She wants to read the follow-up novel to Haven Wakes right now. Why isn’t it ready? How long does it take to write a book, for goodness’s sake? Don’t get me wrong. My mother-in-law is lovely and Read more…
This summer seemed to go on forever but with autumn waiting at the door, I thought I’d share what I’ve been reading over the last few months. With two of my books with my publisher Burning Chair and no edits to keep me busy, I avoided the dreaded thumb-twiddling by Read more…
Summer time, and the living is ea-zee… ♫♪ Or at least it is if you don’t have to write a blog post when you’ve nothing much to say. You see, while I wait for my publisher to get back to me on Book 2 of the Haven Chronicles, life is Read more…
Let’s be honest. As readers, we pay most attention to authors when they’ve recently released a new book. Ooh, shiny new reading material with a pretty cover. How exciting! And that’s perfectly understandable because even if we scour their monthly newsletters, look them up on social media, and gush over Read more…
The edits on the second novel in my fantasy series, the Haven Chronicles, are coming along nicely but I have to admit that working on my copywriting business and editing my novel have taken a toll on my reading. My eyes are too tired to read at bed-time and I Read more…
Over the last couple of days, I’ve been asked the same question by a friend and a couple of readers. All three of them have read my debut fantasy novel Haven Wakes and left glowing reviews, but they wanted to know what else they could do to make my life Read more…
I’ve been so head down in editing Book 2 of the Haven Chronicles that I completely forgot about writing a blog post until today, which unfortunately (or fortunately, in my case) coincided with me taking two hours out of my working day to get my hair done for the first time since Autumn 2020. Now, I’m back at my desk freshly coiff-ed and raring to go. Except…
Back in March last year, when most people had just entered the Covid-19 lockdown, I posted about where readers could find extra things to read if they couldn’t afford to buy lots of new books in Help for Self-Isolating Readers. By the beginning of this year, I was all too Read more…
I meant to write this blog post at the beginning of January but time got away with me. In fact, I think that’s a sign of what the rest of my year is going to be like – busy, busy, busy. While much of the world was on hold in Read more…
I just wanted to wish you all the very best for the holiday. Thank you for all your support, patience and kind words over 2020. Here’s to a better, kinder new year.