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Dear Vivienne

Dear Vivienne, When I first saw you on BBC’s The Clothes Show in the late 1980s, I’d have been eight or nine. You bowled me over with your creations. Your obsession with the human body was palpable and I was hooked. Blame the provocative 18th-century cleavages, the wildly gathered and darted tartans, I loved it… Continue reading Dear Vivienne →

Writing + Growing = Creating

Hello- I hope this finds you well and warm? I’ve been chipping away at my edits for my second novel. This book is exciting, but I don’t want to talk about it too much as I’m finding it’s still growing and changing at my fingertips. I know the general themes, but the how of telling it… Continue reading Writing + Growing = Creating →

Writing Update + Book News

It has been a hot minute since I last updated here. It was the school holidays. Taking a break from being online is something I try to do every year and it means I can spend more time with my kids too. So, what news, you ask? Well, I had a birthday, celebrating my 42nd… Continue reading Writing Update + Book News →

Signed Books for Sale!

Hello! I have decided to give UK readers the option to buy directly from me in the form of signed copies of my books. I’ve been asked a few times and tried a few different ways of doing it but have settled on using Paypal. This is currently just for UK readers and the prices… Continue reading Signed Books for Sale! →

Ladies Of Horror Fiction Awards

I’m proud to tell you that Earthly Bodies has been chosen as one of the Reader’s Choice Awards in the Ladies Of Horror Fiction Awards. This was done by nominations and votes, and I wanted to thank all of you who voted for my debut. For more details and to see the other books, because… Continue reading Ladies Of Horror Fiction Awards →

writing playlists

Woah, hey! It’s been a while, hasn’t it! Dark Is The Water is out in the world now creeping around readers’ bedside tables or haunting their e-readers. I wanted to share the playlist I used whilst I wrote most of the horror tales in Dark Is The Water. Perhaps you could listen whilst reading! This… Continue reading writing playlists →

Unhook from Instagram and create time and space for your dreams

Hello! I’m taking some time away from my favourite social media platform, Instagram. It is weird to say “favourite” in this context, because it’s like that song lyric, “You’re my favourite waste of time.” Click here to get the earworm or if you don’t know which song I mean. A waste of time is what… Continue reading Unhook from Instagram and create time and space for your dreams →

Behind the scenes; Dark Is The Water book cover

Hello friends and readers! I hope this finds you well. I wanted to share with you a bit behind the scene of the book cover design process. I know many of you got a kick out of being involved last time along with the story of how the Earthly Bodies cover came to be. You… Continue reading Behind the scenes; Dark Is The Water book cover →

Dark Is The Water PRE ORDER

Hello and welcome to my covid brain fog. Yes, after over two years of managing to avoid the infection, my household and I came down with it mid-March. There is never a convenient time to get ill and this is underlined by the fact I have a small book out in a couple of weeks.… Continue reading Dark Is The Water PRE ORDER →

Dark Is The Water Book Trailer

I’ve been working on this for far too long. Life and surrounding events seemed to navigate me away from it. But it is done and here. Book trailers are by no means an essential part of launching a book, but when you’re indie like me you need all the help and tools you can get.… Continue reading Dark Is The Water Book Trailer →