Should I label myself as a “writing mother”? Is it a real category? Does being a mother affect my writing? Does it matter in my writing...

Hello fellow writer! Whether you write regularly or not, are published or not, if you have the writing bug, you’re a writer. However, as...

How reviewing my past successes allows me to get the year off to a flying start - for my health and in my writing The week started with...

I love Christmas. I find the autumn to winter celebrations in the northern hemisphere fascinating. We move from Halloween, the Día de los...

Mmm. This article https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/11/children-authors-kids-non-celebrity-book-christmas is certainly worth a...

August was wonderful. Here in Edinburgh, we have multiple festivals taking place concurrently and the entire city is alive with people...

A year ago, I was poorly with Covid. I knew something was up as we had splashed out on a treat lunch for my eldest’s birthday that...

In Scotland, we have a fab charity that supports all things literary called the Scottish Book Trust. From Book Bug song sessions for...

Interesting comments from Louise Walters on Twitter. My tuppence is that while I have a lot of respect for the big 5 and their imprints...

This is a pile of books that I have read & liked in the first half of 2022. These aren’t all the books I have read in this time - &...

Before I start, I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist or counsellor and I am not going to attempt to create new definitions. I am writing...

I made a playlist to accompany my debut novel The Broken Pane - songs that are mentioned or tie in to the story, like a soundtrack for a...

Are we allowed to belong?

I have a lot to say this week - from a run down on last week’s launch for The Broken Pane in Waterstones & appearing at Aye Write,...

Tomorrow is my paperback launch - there are some tickets left, you should totally come 6pm Waterstones Princes St Edinburgh, but I am...

On Thursday this week, we launch my novel THE BROKEN PANE - paperback in the big Waterstones on Princes St Edinburgh- aka Princes St West...

It is my plan to write a weekly blog, on Fridays. Opinions, thoughts, and writing excerpts. That said, all I can think of this week is...

It was about time that I set up my own website. I'll use to keep you up to date of current projects, live events, and no doubt a few...