It’s summer and time to get on with some holiday reading, so I thought I’d share what books I’ll be delving into for the next few weeks. 2020 Together This is an anthology of shorts, collated to raise money for the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Appeal. It features a whole Read more
On the last day of June, something awful happened. MailerLite broke. Let me explain. I use MailerLite to send out my author newsletter at the end of each month, but due to an infrastructure upgrade – “the most complex project in our history” – that has proved impossible. Fingers crossed Read more
This time last year, I posted a blog about what was going on in my life: I’d just finished the developmental edit of my debut novel Haven Wakes and forwarded it to the guys at Burning Chair. My chatty muse had taken advantage of the fact that I’d finished my Read more
Today, I’d like to introduce you to M J Mallon, YA author, poet, photographer and book blogger. 1. When did you first call yourself a writer? I’d say I first called myself a writer when I started my blog six years ago. A lot has happened since then: I published Read more
Okay, hands up, I’m sure a lot of you already know how to leave a reader review. In fact some of my marvellous readers have done just that: A very good read especially for teenagers but as an adult I thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of thrilling twists and turns and Read more
“So it’s more like super-hero powers than wands and spells then?” “Super-hero. I like that,” said Hartley. “It’s actually a little of each.” Haven Wakes, and the other books in the Haven Chronicles series, are filled with magic. I knew from the outset that I didn’t want to copy what Read more
With all the worry over Coronavirus in 2020 and the massive upheaval of self isolation and social distancing, we can often forget to check in on each other. So first off, how are you? A lot of people in the UK, in fact around the world, have found themselves forced Read more
So it’s International Women’s Day 2020 and there have been all kind of celebrations of inspirational women over this past week. This year’s theme is ‘An equal world is an enabled world’ and within that, one of the missions is to ‘increase visibility for women creatives’. So here I am, Read more
Ever since, Haven Wakes was released on the big, wide world, I’ve been working on the follow-up novel. It doesn’t have a title yet, so for now let’s just call it Book 2.
Today, I have the pleasure of introducing to you not only a fellow author but long time writerly friend Heather Blanchard. Heather writes about magic, mystery, folklore and the supernatural.