For the second year in a row, I took part in World Book Day through an online interview with a Year 6 class in Bury – where my old university friend, Vicky, is a teacher. This year was special, however. Firstly, Vicky didn’t have a chance to edit the questions, meaning that I was asked …
Dating trials for racy novelist… As the author of the racy novel Sandstorm, and with another in the embryonic stage, I really should be the mistress of all things romantic, and erotic, in the bedroom and very definitely beyond. However, I am instead wonderfully single. My creativity comes from lingered moments from years before, as …
Goodness, Facebook has reminded me that today marks 13 years since I published my poetry and photography collection, progress. The poetry was written during one period of my life, the photography taken during another, and yet they came together to create a magical, glossy book. I remember several people crying with the emotion of progress, …
I always wanted to write for a food and drink magazine, but now it turns out I have my own! Launching next month is nourish – a taste of East Anglia, a publication I have started in partnership with my friend, Hanneke. The magazine is all things good – recipes, interviews, stunning photography, inspiration, and …
I was delighted to be interview by Emma Lee for a feature in this weekend’s Eastern Daily Press Heaven supplement. The interview was all about my debut novel, Sandstorm, and it was an honour to be able to talk about the writing process with Emma. This weekend’s supplement is a book special, and will be …
It was something of a relief to turn over the calendar to a new month this morning. January was full of dark and grey days and, in spite of it being my birthday month, I struggled. Then came the rain and snow of February, and it felt as though winter would never end. Spring always …
During the height of lockdown last summer, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Business Life Online for their podcast. The brainchild of Richard Maun and Anna Stevenson, the podcast (which is also available on Spotify) The focus was on writing – how I write, how I got into writing and, of course, Sandstorm …