
In gratitude to the Lantern Bearers.
Today has been a day when I’ve sought comfort from one of my favourite novels. The Dean’s Watch by Elizabeth…

What’s one of the best ways to end the year for a writer?
Well, this is an easy question for me to answer: to know the New Year brings with it more exciting…


We have a winner!
Congratulations to Tonni for winning a copy of Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters. First give-away, done and dusted….

Guest Post by Paul Toolan: ‘Where do your stories come from?’
If only I received royalties every time a reader asks me this! Here, there and everywhere is the true but…

Give a Christmas gift to give a Christmas gift.
Crikey. October is almost over, and Christmas is just around the corner. I’ve decided I would like to do something…

Who was born on October 17th?
All right – lots of people! But a few we know thanks to my friend Andrew Perkins, composer extraordinary….

Another Christmas Give-Away!
Dear Heart, How Like You This? and The Light in the Labyrinth are both now published by A Distant Mirror. That means,…

Subscribe to my blog to enter my Christmas Give-Away!
I am giving away one free copy of Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters for Christmas. Interested? All you…

Interview with Claire Ridgway – writer extraordinaire.
I’m delighted to welcome the wonderful Claire Ridgway to my website in this interview. Claire is the author of many non-fiction history…