As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a pantser – someone who doesn’t plot the stories before starting to write. This means I am often surprised...

I saw something today that made me sit up in horror. Don’t worry. This isn’t a graphic blog of the baser nature of the human soul....

When I was a child, there was a drama on TV about a mining community in the north. called Sam. I remember the end of one episode very...

A couple of things had me considering the nature of time recently. First, a good friend wrote a blog post about her son moving up...

Whether you are fortunate enough to catch the eye of a publisher, or you decide to forego the long and potentially soul-destroying...

My mum used to be a home help – going into the houses of the elderly or disabled to do housework, run errands, and chat to the lonely....

Whenever an author writes a story, they inevitably share their values within the narrative. By values, I mean the principles that help a...

Like many readers and writers, I am in introvert. Sitting at home in silence with only myself for company, I feel at my most comfortable....

Many people would love to be a writer. Some of them even have a go. A few of them might actually finish a story and a handful will go on...

Every Sunday at my church we have a spot called Church Family News. People can go to the front and tell the rest of the congregation...

In an ideal world, we writers would be able to employ an editor or two, a cover designer, a marketing guru and a general PA to coordinate...

Do you like vanilla? I don’t mind it as a flavour, but I know very few people who would choose it as their favourite, myself included. I...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent in the Christian tradition. Yesterday, I was busy mixing the batter, flipping the pancakes and...

It is just over a year since my first book went live on Amazon, and I’m amazed at how things have snowballed since that first foray into...

I was recently lent a book by Michael Ward called “Planet Narnia”. In it, he theorises that CS Lewis themed each of the Narnia books...

Whether I am at a speaking event, or just chatting to someone about being a writer, one question invariably gets asked: How do you come...

It’s the start of another year, and like many people, I am looking back at 2022 with a mix of pride and regret, whilst looking forward to...

Right now, I am mired in the editing bog, which is slowly giving way to a polished novel ready for publishing. Many people love the...

Have you ever stopped to imagine how much your words are worth? Recently, I discovered exactly how much mine were, when the hard drive on...

Life has a nasty habit of getting in the way of writing. Unmanageable back pain at night has meant a lack of sleep and feeling...