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October 23, 2015
The London and Cambridge mysteries
Later this year, my second novel’s due to be published. The action takes place in Cambridge, and it has a new set of characters. Meanwhile, I’ve written a follow-up novella to You Think You Know Me (set in London once again) and also a second book in the Cambridge series. Both strands have something in […]
October 16, 2015
A Cambridge A to Z – Arrivals
I haven’t blogged about my home city for a while, but it’s a constant source of writing inspiration, and I’m excited that my first Cambridge mystery is due out in December. One of the things I love about the place is its annual events and traditions, both town and gown related. They mark the passing […]
October 9, 2015
The Wonderful Westfield Gang
I’d been eagerly anticipating last weekend for weeks before it happened. It was the annual get-together of my old university gang. It’s always a real tonic – hours of catching up, a lot of laughs (and some very fine food and drink, come to that)! Very many thanks to our wonderful hosts, as ever, who […]
October 2, 2015
Did I miss September?
I realise quite a lot has happened since I last posted. My debut novel, You Think You Know Me, came out in paperback on 7th September. Very many thanks are due to Choc Lit for their amazing support and all the promo they organised around the date. I was delighted that the book was picked […]
September 9, 2015
Out today: Please Release Me by Rhoda Baxter
Today I’m posting in celebration of the launch of Rhoda Baxter’s new novel, Please Release Me. It’s out today, and sitting on my Kindle ready to go! Here’s the blurb, so you can see why I was tempted: What if you could only watch as your bright future slipped away from you? Sally Cummings has […]
July 24, 2015
July 17, 2015
Highlights from #RNAconf15
I attended the RNA Conference for the first time this year and it was fantastic. I was only around for the Saturday, but I still managed to catch up with a lot of friends and the talks were fascinating too. One of the huge learning curves for me since getting published has been self promotion. […]
July 2, 2015
Mystery fiction – selecting a sleuth
I’ve loved crime fiction since I was a child, and wrote about my first encounter with the genre – through Stephen Chance’s Septimus and the Danedyke Mystery – here.The hero of thatbook is a police-officer-turned-vicar. Over the yearsI’ve enjoyed mysteries with all sorts of protagonists, from police detectiveslike Ian Rankin’s Rebus and Donna Leon’s Brunetti, […]
June 15, 2015
Six top writing tips (& Happy Birthday Choc Lit!)
Today marks the sixth birthday of my publisher, Choc Lit, and we’re all celebrating. There’sa birthday round robin story to follow on Choc Lit’s blogand you can also join in by checking out#choclitparty on Twitter. And in a tenuous birthday link, I’msharing the six bits of writing advice I’ve found most useful over the years. […]
June 11, 2015
Midsummer Dreams (and am-dram nightmares…)
In celebration of the e-launch day for Alison May’s brand new romantic comedy, Midsummer Dreams, I’m posting today on the theme of all things dream-related. Alison’s given methree promptsand I’m set to go. I had a dream… The first house I owned with my husband (then boyfriend) was a one up, one down. (Cambridge is […]
