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I didn't blog last week because I was on holiday and decided to take a break. I've been blogging almost every week since I moved my...

I've no idea who said it, it's not important, but there's a quote that says 'No two people ever read the same book' which means that...

You ever get told you're a bit weird or strange? Yeah me too, so what does that really mean? I think this happens when the person telling...

There's this thing called the 'muddy middle' it happens as you would expect at around the halfway point of writing the first draft of you...

The events of last month have changed my life and amongst the sadness and grief which I imagine will always to some extent exist I've...

I've been doing weekly posts on my website since I changed over to the new host platform in October, but the eagle eyed amongst you will...

Generally, I would say that most people that know me would say, that I do like to talk. Interestingly I think that being garrulous (fond...

It's funny that when you write a book you put so much time and thought into its title, but when you write a series, like I do, I think...

I thought it might be fun to veer off course slightly and talk about some of the other things I enjoy doing. But don't worry if you are...

Yes - the answer is definitely yes! But let me expand. I will never not be grateful for the opportunity to write full time. It is...

Perhaps that's what it might look like from the outside, after all I decided when I was 40 - not literally on my birthday or anything but...

To be clear I'm only talking about writing/publishing mistakes here. It's debatable whether this first one really is a mistake but I...

I've talked about how long it takes to write a book and I've talked a little bit about my process. Today I thought it would be fun to let...

The answer is NO. This could clearly be a very short blog post, but let me elaborate. Most writers fall into one of the above categories,...

One of the most frequent questions I get asked about being a writer is 'Where do you get your ideas?' The answer is complicated. The idea...

I hope every one had a relaxing festive period. Honestly my brain is having a hard time computing that it's 2022, and I suspect that I'm...

With only days to go to the main event it's fair to say that not much of a routine will be adhered to this week. I have far to much stuff...

What would I love to find under the Christmas tree this year? Well if I was writing my letter to Santa there would be a few things I...

There's 18 days until Christmas, so let's get all the usual sayings out the way to begin with - 'I can't believe it's come round so...

My shelves are in storage - well not all of them but for the time being any books that I use for writing or might need at hand for...