Perhaps it was a combination of writing shorter pieces for the newspapers and my increasing interest in the compressed form of the short story that made me think again about all the ideas I had ready in a box file.…
Back in 1962 Frank met a girl on the 88 bus. They hit it off and he asked for her number….and then lost it! He’s spent the last 60 years travelling on the 88 hoping to see her again. In…
So here we are, half way through the year already. Time seems to be flying. Talking of flying by, our week in Cornwall seemed to pass in a blink of an eye. Unfortunately the journey there and back didn’t, especially…
Emma Webster is a respectable MP. Emma Webster is a devoted mother. Emma Webster is innocent of the murder of a tabloid journalist. Emma Webster is a liar. #Reputation: The story you tell about yourself. And the lies others choose to believe… You’ll see…
Like Loading… Today it’s my stop on the blog tour for Perfect, Stories of the Impossible by Sally Emerson which was published on 1st June by Quadrant Books in paperback and eBook. I have a guest post by the author…
This is a gently paced novel, much like the pace of the walks Daniel and Hazel take along the coastal path. A story about stopping and taking a breath, reassessing your life and discovering what you are looking for may…
Mainly set in St Petersburg, this dual timeline story covers both the period in 1917 leading up to the Communist takeover in Russia and the consequences afterwards, particularly for Peter Karl Fabergé, the official jeweller to the Tsar and whose…
Follow the Author:Local Gone Missing is a departure from your previous 3 books featuring journalist Kate Waters. What are the different challenges when writing a series to a standalone? While working as a journalist, Fiona reported on many high-profile criminal…
An enthusiastic fan of imaginary Encyclopedias, Odradeks, and Gonzo from the Muppet show, she is still in love with her first pen she stole from her father’s desk when she was 5, the magnificent Indian Ink Rotring Pen 0.1. Lauren…
“After all, what was sanity, except being able to contain the madness inside yourself?” Related She subsequently turned to literature, earning a Ph.D. in English at University College London, where she focused on early-twentieth-century women’s writing and was awarded the…
