It’s been a busy six months: publishing my third novel, packing up our house & leaving Nairobi. But I’ve read more than ever. Reading is a constant for me, an anchor and refuge and my day is never finished without losing myself within the pages of a book. So here are my five favourite reads […]
I’m excited to be kicking off my blog tour with a question and answer session on What Cathy Read Next. Cathy asks some very interesting questions, such as why secrets are so enticing to readers, and if I’d been living near Eel Pie Island in the 1960’s, which artist would I like to have listened […]
I am so delighted to share today the cover of my third novel, The Secret Life of Alfred Nightingale. All thanks for this wonderful cover go to Mark Swan from Kid Ethic. I absolutely LOVE it!
I’ve been quiet recently on the self publishing front, but I really wanted to give you all a quick update this week. Sometimes I do wonder if I choose quite the right times to publish novels? Think: Moving house (well, country in fact!), selling belongings, organising schools for my children back in England,arranging leaving parties […]
It’s been a little while since I’ve written anything about my journey of self-publishing. Unsurprisingly, this doesn’t mean nothing’s been happening. On the contrary, things have been bubbling away this end and the most important thing to have happened in the past weeks has been the least expected, an evolution on the mental rather than […]
As we reach the middle of 2017, I thought it would be fun to do a short review of my four favourite reads of the year so far. After all, I am first and foremost a reader, and my love of the written word has, over the years, helped carve my path into writing. So, […]
Friday Fictioneers is a weekly flash fiction writing challenge, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The challenge is to write a complete short story in 100 words, using the photo prompt as inspiration. Why not have a go at it? It’s certainly challenging, but fun! Here is my offering: Blindwalking ‘Put it away!’ he pleads, my nose […]
In my previous blog charting part 2 of my self-publishing journey, I confessed that I had fallen out of love with my novel in quite a big way and that I was struggling significantly to move forwards with it. Well…I am pleased to say that I have emerged through the other side of what often […]
Photo Credit © Sarah Potter Once a week, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields from Friday Fictioneers provides a photo and invites anyone up for the challenge to write a complete short piece of fiction of 100 words inspired by the picture. This is a task of precision; of making each word count. It’s great fun! Why not have a […]
This blog post is long overdue, but I wanted to mention a new anthology that I feature in! Named Writing Motherhood – A Creative Anthology, this collection has been edited by Carolyn Jess-Cooke and features a chorus of female voices amongst writers and poets on the ‘wonders and terrors’ of motherhood. Encompassing post-natal depression, maternal instincts, miscarriage to […]