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 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
Happy Earth Day! Today, we’re celebrating our extraordinary planet, and trying to end plastic pollution....
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Party like a writer!
I'd love you to come to my book launch party if you can make it!...
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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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Mothers & Daughters II
Happy Mother’s Day! This blog is dedicated to those very special women in our lives,...
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First Lines
Did you know that many publishers won’t read past the first few lines of your...
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Why do I write?
https://youtu.be/_G8XmAYyjK8 The short answer, is because I have to! I’d write if I was shut...
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Five writing tips from four literary events
I’ve just come back from being on panels at three literary festivals and talking to...
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How to write dialogue II
If writing dialogue set right now in the real world is difficult, writing historical dialogue...
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How to write dialogue I
Walter: Castor beans. Jesse: So, what are we going to do with them? Are we...
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