Local stores support local authors

Local stores support local authors

by | Apr 1, 2025 | Selling Books

Any author knows how hard it is to sell books, especially when you are relatively new and unknown to readers, and even more so when you’re an independent author. That’s why I’m really delighted that The Woman in the Painting has been accepted onto a new scheme in...
Happy reading

Happy reading

by | Jan 7, 2025 | The Year Ahead

Thank you to everyone who came along to one of the Xmas markets or book fairs and bought a book or two from me at the end of 2024. It was a hectic end to the year, with at least one event every weekend from late October through to the big day itself. Many of these...
When everything happens at once

When everything happens at once

by | Apr 4, 2024 | Inspiration

It had been a really quiet start to 2024, and then, with the impending arrival of Spring (apparently), that all changed. It was like the old London bus scenario that I remember well from my student days – waiting at the bus stop for what feels like hours and could...
2024 Writing Goals

2024 Writing Goals

by | Jan 12, 2024 | Inspiration

I’m not normally one for New Year resolutions and the like. Maybe I know myself too well and understand that I won’t keep to them so it all just feels like a waste of time. When it comes to writing goals though, well, that’s something else entirely. Early in January I...