You know it’s spring when…(A UK perspective.)

The winter is always great fun.

My short story for the writing group..

I belong to a wonderful writing group, in which w

What do you do when you get that sinking feeling?

Have you ever had a period of time – a day, a wee

A railway station. A short story.

Here’s a story I wrote for Solitary Writers, the

Three film reviews and a tired author…

I’ve been writing and editing pretty much non-sto

A Folk Tale

This story is one that is still told in the West

How My Writing Career Almost Ended In The Sink With A Cheese Grater…

The title of this blog tells you everything you n

My Resolution for 2024? I Will Be Both Sweet And Tough…

I am always learning, and this is a new year,so t

The “KISSY” guide to writing better novels.

Happy New Year to you all.

Happy Christmas to you all!

Dear readers, reviewers, authors – friends, famil

8:1 is the way to go.

8:1 is the way to go. Let me explain.

What I’ve Been Writing.

Like many writers, I tend to disappear into the w

So much love for the USA …

I’m really excited to tell you about my recent vi

I’m planning a trip away…but where am I going?

Most of you know the feeling – how it’s great be

Talking about writing novels to my readers. What could be more fun?

Recently, I visited a retirement housing complex

Meet the Three Female Characters in ‘The Daughter of the Fens’ by Elena Collins…

In the dual timeline story of ‘The Daughter of th

Researching a new novel

Writing novels definitely helps you learn more ab

The Daughter of the Fens – Marriage then and now…

I’ve been thinking about marriage a lot lately.

Why I love writing historical novels…

I became a novelist in 2018 after doing a masters

What is it like to be vegan nowadays?

I’ve been vegan for thirty years and vegetarian f

How a Pantser became a Plotter. More Confessions of a Novelist.

(With thanks to Matt Haig.

Introducing Morwenna Mutton.

It started with being asked by my wonderful publisher to write a cozy (cosy) crime series.…

Why I Turned to Crime: Confessions of a Novelist.

I love writing. I have a magnetic relationship with it – if there’s a pen or…

Why I love Tom Hardy…

I recall a magical moment during my masters’, when I was in class and the lecturer…

There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.

The life of a writer can be solitary. Writing a novel is not a collaborative process,…