I’m really pleased to at last be able to reveal some exciting news. I’ve been keeping this secret for what seems like forever… but now I can announce that I have new book coming out soon – in a new genre, with a new name and a writing partner. The Heights is a modern adaptation…
My friend Rhoda Baxter is celebrating today – the best kind of celebration for an author – a new book. Some of us have a splash of champagne to celebrate ( yep, that’s my favourite too), and today Rhoda is doing a blog splash to mark the launch of Girl in Trouble. She’s asked a…
It’s amazing where book research can lead you… and what new skills you can develop along the way. On my recent trip to Australia, I was in the beautiful Hunter Valley, checking locations, taking photographs and talking to the locals about the lovely place where they live. And somehow that led to coloured icing, roses…
This week we are having a debate on deadlines over on the Take Five Authors blog. Last week Pam was talking about deadlines from an Indy author’s perspective. This week I’m looking at deadlines from a traditional author’s perspective. Pop on over and let us know how you feel about that ticking clock…
This week, I flew back to Australia and got reacquainted with one of my favourite travel destinations. No, I’m not talking about a beach resort, or a five star hotel or a world heritage site (although there are many of those that I do love). I am talking about an airport, or rather, a part…
I am really enjoying writing these posts. It’s great to look back and remember the books that I have enjoyed. I’ve been writing a new book during the last couple of months, so not reading as much as I normally would… but that still means I am reading a book a week. I have however, stayed…
One a recent trip to Morocco, I decided it was time to give in to a long held desire – and get myself a tattoo… not a permanent tattoo of course. A Henna tattoo. There are all sorts of horror stories about tourists getting caught by henna artists using banned chemical additives resulting in severe…
This week I can be found over on the Take Five Authors blog – where I am talking about leaving home, changing direction and new people and places. It’s all about books of course – Here’s a hint. Do pop over to the Take Five Authors blog and see what I am up to. …
Fine spring evenings are wonderful. And they are even better when you can spend it in one of your favourite places. For me this week that was Cecil Court in the centre of London. Cecil Court is a lovely old street, now a pedestrian way, filled with lovely old shops selling books – old and…
