I was writing when I heard the news that Terry Pratchett had died, and that made it even more heart-breaking. Is it wrong to cry on the death of someone you haven’t met? I don’t think so – and I am certain I was not alone in doing just that. We all knew it was…
It was magical! How often have we heard that said? People say it about special moments in their lives. About Christmas. And weddings. Birthdays and trips and even unplanned and unexpected moments. Just what do we mean by magical? A couple of weeks ago, magic was the topic of a fabulous workshop I attended, led…
There are times I really hate sex – literary sex, of course – what else? Everywhere I went this week, I was confronted with posters advertising the film version of 50 Shades of Grey. Not exactly unexpected, but it got me to thinking about sex in story-telling. To be honest up front, I haven’t read…
It’s awards season… We all know what that means – Hollywood on show. Gorgeous men in tailored suits, beautiful woman in fab frocks and far too much time spent on the internet looking at both. But Hollywood doesn’t have a monopoly on awards – there are book awards too. I write romance and women’s fiction…
With a bit of spare time during the holidays, I was able to catch up on some reading (not that my to be read pile seems any smaller). I tried to spread my wings a little and try some new authors as well as some old favourites. Here’s a selection that I thought you…
Whenever you get a group of writers together, at some point the conversation is going to swing round to the eternal debate – whether it is best to write in the first person or the third. To explain…. ‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’ This is the opening line of Daphne Du…
Where did 2014 go? It seems like only yesterday I was preparing for the launch of two new books. So – 2015. Wow. My resolution – if you can call it that – is to release another two new books (both already written) and to write two more. And I promise you, they will be…
I have not sent a single Christmas Card this year … I would like to say it’s because I’m saving trees, being environmentally friendly and not giving in to the commercialism of the season. But to be honest – I have just been terribly disorganised this year. So – if I owe you a card…