A closing down of tabs
September 22, 2021
The September Equinox finds me in the blessed space between stories. Warning: this post contains a photo of a spider.
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Read my lips
July 23, 2021
An extract from The Chicken Soup Murder, read by me on Youtube. See me looking both owlish and like my mother, which is quite funny as I am channelling the voice and views of a ten-year-old boy.
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Indelible: ‘Food and Nurture’
June 25, 2021
‘The day before the murder, George Bull tried to poison me with a cheese sandwich.’
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The long and the short
May 28, 2021
Lately, I have been writing a story. It’s the kind that takes a long time to make short.
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A Touching Tale: Maria Donovan and The Chicken Soup Murder — Q& A with Sarah Scribbles
April 2, 2021
Sarah Tinsley asks some great questions about my novel, The Chicken Soup Murder, plus there’s advice for writers starting out. For the full post it’s over to Sarah Scribbles.
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Indelible News!
March 12, 2021
Free and happening online March 15. 6pm local time is 2pm UTC 🙂
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Return of the Pen
September 25, 2020
After a year in my kitchen, the Dorset Award Statue goes back to The Book Shop, Bridport, to be presented to the highest-placed author from Dorset in this year’s Bridport Prize.
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Writing on the other side
August 21, 2020
Every day I go to the place where I write. How do I get there? Sometimes it’s easy. Often I have to give myself directions and a downright good talking to …
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Comings and Goings
July 17, 2020
To feel time passing, take a look around.
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Slow it down
February 14, 2020
Time out of time is great for writing. But things are moving on too fast.
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