Hello People, how are you? It’s been something of a crazy busy week; let’s all breathe a collective sigh that it’s Friday today! It was World Book Night on Wednesday and as I was chosen to be a WBN Giver for the third consecutive year in a row (triple whoop), there was fun, frolics and caffeinated commotion aplenty. In between…
Hello guys, How have you been? I can’t believe it’s April already and the sun’s out in full force, so it’s going to be a lovely day. I just wanted to touch base to fill you in some really exciting news. And in the interests of writing shorter, snappier pieces, I’m going to try to be quick (God knows that…
Hey guys, Hope you’re all well. I’m literally just ducking in for a quick “High Five” (the picture below now makes sense), before I get back to my writing. One of the joys of being a writer is that you have to be really disciplined. And I’m finding that I have to be really selfish with my time (advance grovelling…
I love debut novels. They capture the essence of a newbie writer on their literary journey. And if it’s an engaging novel, there’s nothing more I enjoy than going along for the ride. I was lucky enough to peruse an ARC (courtesy of Alma Books) of Dancing To The Flute, a tale of three friends whose lives invariably entwine over…
Reading is one of my passions in life. If I died reading The Count of Monte Cristo, I’d shuffle of this mortal coil with a big old smile on my face. Anything that involves books and reading automatically piques my interest, so imagine my excitement when I heard that World Book Night had come around again so quickly (I can’t…
Hey guys, How have you all been? Spring has sprung, although it may not feel like it up north. Some people are still wandering the streets swathed in scarves (including yours truly), making us feel like prize pillocks when the sun eventually does make a delayed appearance. Now, it’s been a busy few weeks but I just wanted to fill…
Hey guys! It’s another busy week and it’s only Wednesday, what are you up to? In between glugging coffee, writers’ meetings and clearing the backlog of writing in preparation for NaNoWriMo next month, I squeezed in a visit to the Manchester Literature Festival (MLF). This event goes from strength to strength and this year had its best roll call of…
Hey guys, This is going to be my first post of a few today so I’ll try to keep it short. Just a quick one to say that I have finally decided to take the plunge… and participate in this year’s NaNoWriMo. For those of you who don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, it’s National Novel Writing Month. Writers have precisely one…
Good morning guys, Hope you’re all doing well! What have you been up to this weekend, anything fun? It’s been pretty non-stop for me writing and editing, with a birthday party thrown in for good measure. Although I am mildly surprised that I didn’t awake with a pounding hangover, which seems to be a thing of the past thank God.…
Hey guys, how are you? It’s Friday the 13th and it’s all going swimmingly well (touches wood just in case). I know I’ve been away for some time, so I guess I’m trying to compensate by going into blogging overdrive. In between starting another book, reading more scripts and everything else in between, I had a lovely chat with James Hartnell from the Bank…