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My Writing Toolkit

My Writing Toolkit

Book blogger and health journalist, Victoria Goldman,  asked me to tell her what my essential writing...

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In a thriller, nowhere is safe…

In a thriller, nowhere is safe…

This is a blog post I wrote on the importance of setting for The Asian...

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How to tell a good plot

How to tell a good plot

My seven-year-old daughter is teaching me how to plot. She’s drawn a story mountain for...

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The octopus and the pirates

The octopus and the pirates

I'm giving a talk on plot at Novel Nights on Wednesday 23 Many. This is...

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My Mother’s Secret & Cake!

My Mother’s Secret & Cake!

There are 25 different kinds of cake name-checked in My Mother’s Secret, from Daim cake...

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My Mother’s Secret – Book Club Questions

My Mother’s Secret – Book Club Questions

  I love reading and writing - obviously! And I then love meeting up with...

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My Mother’s Secret is out now!

My Mother’s Secret is out now!

My Mother's Secret is out now! It's available to buy in bookshops or from Amazon....

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Hiking for writing II

Hiking for writing II

Happy Earth Day! Today, we’re celebrating our extraordinary planet, and trying to end plastic pollution....

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In praise of the National Trust

In praise of the National Trust

It’s perhaps no surprise that two of the settings in my third thriller, My Mother’s...

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Party like a writer!

Party like a writer!

I'd love you to come to my book launch party if you can make it!...

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In conversation with Sanjida Kay

In conversation with Sanjida Kay

  It's one month until my next thriller, My Mother's Secret, is going to be...

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My Mother’s Secret  – What other writers are saying

My Mother’s Secret – What other writers are saying

Six weeks to go until My Mother's Secret comes out! For an author waiting to...

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I’m an award-winning thriller & nature non-fiction writer. I teach writing to people who want to be published.