My writing talisman
My writing talisman is a beautiful painting by artist, Elaine Jones. It's of Cornwall -...
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How I write
The Royal Literary Fund has recorded a mini -podcast with me on how I write...
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How to write a thriller
In a few days time I’m heading to Ted Hughes’ old house, Lumb Bank, in...
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Becoming a coach
I’ve just returned to working for charity, First Story, this month. First Story’s aim...
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Diversity in Fiction
I’ve written as a Jesuit priest in Outer Mongolia, a nine-year-old in inner city Bristol,...
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My Mother’s Secret: Stories within the Book
I'm delighted to welcome Tasha Locke to my blog this week. Tasha graduated from Bristol...
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One Year Later
As My Mother's Secret has been wending its way into the world, I've been working...
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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…
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
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
I'm giving a talk on plot at Novel Nights on Wednesday 23 Many. This is...
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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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