Reacquainting myself with the Mistress of Romantic Suspense…
Confession: I don’t hate ‘Blue Monday’, or even January. I’ve always regarded January as a continuation of the Christmas period… the decorations are often still up, people aren’t quite firing on all cylinders after the holidays, and the cold nights are perfect for cuddling up and- my favourite thing of all- reading books. I have […]
Release Day for ‘The Marked Lord’
It’s January 15th, 2019… which makes it release day for The Marked Lord! I’ve been excited for this day for months now (poor old Christmas didn’t really get a look in) and I woke up this morning and you know what? It’s been a good day. I think all writers have an idea in their head […]
Mince Pies, Tinsel, Tea-towels and Zero Productivity: A Busy Mum’s Christmas
I’m sitting in the near-dark so that our fairy lights twinkle more brightly. My living room is covered in elves, ornaments, Christmas teddies and Christmas blankets (we have three. Why do we have three? I didn’t buy a single one of them. Are they multiplying in my loft? Actually, that wouldn’t surprise me. Everything either […]
Christmas is coming… for the next four months…
So. Mild panic. I have been asked to write a Christmas novel. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas and this time of year. I love the merriment, the food, the drink, and the sheer joy in the small faces of my children. I’m not so keen on Christmas decorations (my husband and I […]
RNA Winter Party…
My love for the RNA runs deep, stemming from my adoration for one of its founders, the late, great Netta Muskett. My mother was never what you would call ‘academic’, but when she was around fifteen (so this would be the late sixties) she won a book for an English essay she wrote at school. […]
Current WIP…
Now that The Marked Lord is out there and done, a friend called me to ask what I was working on now, or if I would write anything else. The truth is, I’m always writing something. I keep to a pretty intense writing schedule (if I don’t I find it very hard to get the words flowing […]
Cover Reveal Day…
I don’t know which I find more exciting. That lovely feeling you get when there is an acceptance letter in your inbox, which I can only describe as being almost like a shiver running down your spine before you get that kick of adrenaline in your stomach, or seeing the front cover of your book […]
Baby steps…
Here it is. My long promised blog site. And yes, I know. It’s somewhat… delayed. I do have reasons for this, my own ineptitude where ‘website design’ is concerned being the primary. Strange how I can shop brilliantly on the internet while discussing Star Wars meta and feminist issues on Twitter, all the while uploading […]