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Before We Were Writers: Dave Sivers

Being an inquisitive type I’m often curious to know what writers did before they took up the pen, so over the next few weeks I’m inviting a number of authors to spill the beans on life before words.     … Continue reading →

Meeting Lauren Bacall

In between jobs, and scrabbling to put together enough for a deposit on our first home, for a time I worked at a well known, family-run department store in the heart of London. It’s old-world charm and long history provided … Continue reading →

Grasping At Sand

“Can you tell me why you chose Rope Of Sand for the title of your next book?” my editor asked me not long ago, and I sensed the editorial pen honing in for the kill. I had a little think … Continue reading →

First Impressions

I came back from a sunny day out researching, with a camera stuffed with photographs. I’d taken shots of medieval buildings from every conceivable angle and they join the thousands already on my laptop, filed in drawers, and stuck in … Continue reading →

A Knotty Problem

There is a part of me that would really like to be one of those people who can turn out a witty, incisive or thoughtful blog at the click of a button. I would, because it takes me ages to slam … Continue reading →

The Monday Blog Tour

So, there was I, surrounded by tissues and boxes of paracetamol and feeling decidedly sorry for myself, when up pops Paul Canon Harris, http://www.paulcanonharris.org/blog.html who invites me join a mini-blog tour of authors. Well, that sounded considerably more fun than … Continue reading →

ROPE OF SAND

Rope Of Sand, 3rd Book in The Secret Of The Journal series (SPRING, 2014) FINALIST in FOREWORD BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, 2014

‘An unexpected movement caught my eye as a face appeared at a first- floor window. Ghost-pale and with silver-white hair, hollow eyes punctuated its skull. The disembodied face hovered momentarily before retreating into the darkness. I Blinked.

“Matthew, is your house haunted?”‘

Emma has discovered Matthew’s secret, but this is only the beginning. In order to prepare for the future, she must also understand the ghosts of his past.

‘An addictive mix of suspense, romance, and the supernatural.’ Janey Fraser, Guilty.

‘A triumph of storytelling.’ Eric Delve, To Boldly Go

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What’s In A Name?

It has been suggested recently that little benefit is gained from a diagnosis of dyslexia. Moreover, it has been mooted that the term ‘dyslexia’ – being an imprecise label for a broad range of symptoms – is unhelpful. More worrying still is …

The Straight and the Narrow

I’ve just encountered a plot glitch – one of those that doesn’t resolve with an intensive session of Post It notes or a good night’s sleep. In such cases Emergency Procedures are put in place to try to resolve the … Continue reading →

Treasure Box

    In the small room at the back of my  home – barely separated from the garden by a single brick-thick wall – I keep a rough pine box. The room once served as an outdoor privy in the … Continue reading →