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In these dark days of war I’ve tried my best to keep informed and request that my government representatives respect my point of view. However, there are moments when it is necessary to escape from reality. Books and writing have been my solace. My writing group has been especially uplifting… Read More

I’m going to be doing a library talk in June (Looe Library in Cornwall) and I’ve decided to pontificate on the theme of Authors as Magpies. I’ve realised over the course of writing four novels (and a fifth in progress) that picking up shiny bits from my life and other… Read More

I have been trying to advertise my books by developing a professional Facebook page. I emphasize the word trying, as achievement has not yet occurred. At this point it becomes necessary to insert the fact that I did not grow up during the online age. Computers and I did not… Read More

I recently read an article about the number of people using writing programmes. This included students, employees in various professions and even people looking for romance. It is true that the steady hand of a chatbot may have restrained a number of emails that I never should have sent. Yet,… Read More