The Fawn
Julia’s childhood had been one of constant correction and criticism. She’d been a skinny, shy girl who had never understood her worth and never been told what it really was, anyway. She’d been told what clothes to wear, that her hair was too long or too short, that she was too sensitive, too meek, too […]
Word Therapy
Hi, how are you? I mean, how are you really? I recently read a post claiming that writing can help people to deal with trauma. I started writing seriously during the Covid pandemic, not long after I re-found my love of reading. It’s amazing what we discover about ourselves when we suddenly have free time. […]
Meet Amelia Page
Hello all and welcome to the third installment of my blog! Today I thought we could look a little closer at the main character of my most recent book, Flaw (Book One of The Divination Series). I ‘met’ Amelia over a year ago when she was touring Spain on her bike; I plucked her from […]
We can be Friends
Hi all and welcome to the second instalment of my blog! Today I have chosen to answer some author questions from chdarling’s post on Tumblr. Let’s get to know each other! I don’t have a ritual, as such. When inspiration hits, I open my WIP and start typing. If I’m not near my laptop, I […]
Stephen King is a god
As a freckle-faced schoolgirl, I loved to write stories; I literally lived in my imagination and those around me would often nudge me back to real life. It didn’t occur to me to chase writing as a career – that was something that only Stephen King could do, and he was a god in my […]