The next chapter...
When I started writing Closer to Home it wasn’t really intended to be the first in a series. It was simply a way of telling a story that...
No such thing as bad publicity...
‘Closer to Home’, my last novel, is set in a mining town in South Yorkshire very much like the one in which I grew up. In fact, much of...
Living with another writer...
Just over a year ago I was interviewed by somebody from my local newspaper about my writing and my latest book. During the course of the...
What do I do for a living?
On holiday in Italy, sharing a table with strangers, the conversation inevitably turned to what we all do for a living. Two of my dinner...
‘Just write – the title will come later.’
One of the things that I find most difficult when starting a new writing project is deciding on a title. When I was at school, teachers...
Digging
Tomorrow my latest novel, Closer to Home, will be published. It’s been available to order for just over a week and I’ve been watching...
Let it rain!
It’s raining. It’s been raining for most of the summer. May was okay and there were some dry spells in July but mostly it’s been...
Mental Health
As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week I thought I’d write something a bit different for my blog. A few years ago I was...
Chopping and Changing
A couple of weeks ago I finished the second draft of the novel that I’ve been working on since last summer. It finally reached the stage...
What's in a name?
I find deciding on names for my characters to be a complex business. Main characters tend to already have their own names when they...