Here's my blog post, reflectng on Christmas and wishing you all a Happy New Year...

The collected thoughts and musings of writer Judy Leigh. Food, film, football. Politics, plays and putting pen to paper.
Here's my blog post, reflectng on Christmas and wishing you all a Happy New Year...
I haven’t blogged for a few weeks as I’ve been really busy doing a variety of things. I’ve finished editing The Golden Girls’ Getaway, my next novel, which is out in December. It’s about three wonderful women celebrating the end of lockdown by heading across the UK in a borrowed motor home and having adventures …
The sharp scent of autumn has been on the air for several weeks now; it began before the first of September. My social media feed is inundated by glorious russet-coloured photos, pictures of damsons and apples, posts rejoicing in autumn, the cooler weather, the beauty of falling leaves, the abundance of berries and fruits. It …
Continue reading As the year grows older, is autumn everyone’s favourite season?
I spend a great deal of my time writing. My latest novel is out! The Old Girls’ Network was released several days ago and I’ve started to edit the next one, which is very exciting. I’ve also just finished writing another - the life of a novelist is all go! - and I wouldn't change …
Continue reading Six books that inspire me to be a better writer
Authors read a lot – it’s part of our continued professional development, if you like. But it’s more than that – reading’s an obsession. I learned to read at three years old– my mum taught me and I was a receptive learner – I would read everything from cereal boxes and advertising hoardings to any …
Continue reading Novelists and Tour de France riders have something in common…