Do you want to tell your life story? Here are ten tips to turn your life into fiction. Truth and Fiction Doris Lessing wrote in one of her memoirs that we all re-write history and that therefore no autobiography can be an accurate account of events Yet during my MA in Creative writing some 10 … [Read more...]
The Finnish Girl is out today!
Hurrah, it's Publication Day at last! The Finnish Girl, a prequel novella to The Englishman is now out and available to buy on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and all other major e-retailers. I woke up today to a wonderful 5 * review by a reader, who had forgotten to … [Read more...]
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
My heart sank when I opened 'My Brilliant Friend' and saw the 'Index of characters'. I'd really been looking forward to reading this book, especially as I knew it was the first part in a series set in Italy – and had been written by a woman. All details that attracted me to 'My Brilliant Friend.' … [Read more...]
Pre-order The Finnish Girl now!
Yay, it's nearly out! My latest book, The Finnish Girl, a prequel novella to The Englishman, will be published on 15th April and is now available to pre-order. This novella, just as The Englishman, is based on true events, and was very hard for me to write. But I felt compelled to revisit … [Read more...]
Tea Shop Tales this Saturday 2nd April
I am delighted to be taking part in this tea shop story festival. I will be reading from my forthcoming novella, The Finnish Girl, which is a prequel to The Englishman, the first book in my Nordic romance series. I will also be talking a bit about how I use my own life for my fiction (and stay … [Read more...]
Self-publishing Has Let Me Follow My Art And My Heart
I've known Roz Morris professionally and have admired her writing (and writing advice), from the early days of The Alliance of Independent Authors. I was thrilled when she agreed to tell me more about why she decided to become an indie author. After thirteen books I became a real author My … [Read more...]
Indie Author Fringe at the London Book Fair
I'm really pleased to be able to tell you about an online event happening in April. It's called Indie Author Fringe. Indie Author Fringe by Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), offers FREE ONLINE DAY CONFERENCES for authors interested in self-publishing. This means best self-publishing advice … [Read more...]
New Book Title and Cover Reveal!
I'm terribly excited as I'm writing this, not only because I can finally share with you the title and cover of my next book, but also because I'm about to leave for a mini-break to Sweden with my friends. Friendships are so important, and I'm lucky I have a set of school friends, who still want to … [Read more...]
5 Questions for Crime Writer JJ Marsh
I've been a fan of Beatrice Stubbs, the female sleuth of murder mystery novels by JJ Marsh, for a long while now. When the latest book, Human Rites, (number 5 in the series) came out before Christmas, I again consumed the novel within a week. I've written several reviews of the novels in the series … [Read more...]
The Navy Wife in The Helensburgh Advertiser
I thought I'd share with you how I got an article on The Navy Wife into a local Scottish newspaper, The Helensburgh Advertiser. The novel is set in the Royal Navy base in Faslane and the married quarters down the road from Helensburgh in Rhu, as well as in Portsmouth. Thinking the papers might be … [Read more...]