My new Seal Bay cosy (cozy) crime series...
Category: On writing
Why I love Tom Hardy…
Tom Hardy the actor embodies what I love about all arts....
On Writing. Once the first draft of a novel is finished – what then?
I was asked an interesting question this week by a lovely ex-student who teaches creative writing. Here it is: What is your process after you have completed a first draft? How do you get to a final piece? I love questions like this. It’s good to think about our practice from time to time and …
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Thoughts about novels, genre, writing and reading…
My thoughts on why it's good sometimes to be predictable...
Respecting romance novels….it’s at the heart of who we all are.
Romance - it's at the heart of everything...
Glorious Scotland
The inspirational setting for The Lady of the Loch...
Two heads are better than one, even if one of them is a sheep’s…
A blog post about how the real inspiration for writing novels comes from - you.
Writers have different schedules, but they all create that best seller…
Writers have their own schedule, their own way of completing the wordcount and getting to THE END of a novel. Here are my thoughts...
Book Reviews: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
In a world of wonderful book reviewers, there is often just one who isn't...
The Rise and Rise of Hens’ Lit
Hens' Lit - books my mum would have read with a smile...
That quintessence of dust 