Writing

I’m taking part in the Writing Process Blog Tour, invited to join in by Fleur Smithwick, author of How To Make a Friend, to be published by Transworld in January 2015. I have to answer some questions on my writing process, then pass the baton to another writer. Here goes… WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? I’m writing […]

I wrote a few weeks ago about how I was looking forward to seeing the cover for I Let You Go, which comes out this autumn. I knew my publishers would use talented, experienced designers, and I knew the finished cover would be great, but I couldn’t help but have a few concerns. Would it be […]

You know those interviews with authors they put in the back of the Sunday supplements? The ones where they share the content of their fridges, or what they last bought on their credit card, or what their writing day is like? Either they’re all lying, or I’m doing something badly wrong. This is how my […]

I don’t like driving. Not only is my track record rather poor (at the last count, I had written off more cars than I have owned), but I find it a phenomenal waste of time. I like listening to the radio, and short journeys at least give me the chance to sit and catch my […]

Guerrilla grammar campaigners with indelible marker pens are on the rampage in Cambridge following the blanket removal of apostrophes from street signs by the city council. The decision was taken following advice issued by the National Land & Property Gazetteer (NLPG), who maintain the definitive list of place names in England and Wales, and ensure […]

The advice ‘write what you know’ is familiar territory for anyone embarking on literary creation, and it is the reason why so many first novels are startlingly similar to the author’s real life. The first book I wrote was about a woman returning to work after having children. I’ve never worked as an estate agent, […]