Catching Up with Jo Lambert

It’s always lovely to catch up with my writing friends, so today it’s my great pleasure…

Chatting to novelist Gilli Allan

It’s always a great pleasure to chat to Gilli Allan and to hear about what is…

I’m on the main stage at the ChocRubyFestival today!

Hello Readers Today, it’s my turn to be on the main stage of the #ChocRubyFestival, an…

Catching up with the novelist Valerie Holmes

It was a great pleasure to catch up with Valerie again and to hear about her…

Short Stories Big Prizes

One of the UK’s longest-established writing groups, Exeter Writers, runs an annual short story competition for…

Merry Christmas and…

Hello, all my friends and relations who read this blog – thank you for checking in…

Notes from the Lost – chatting to Cathie Hartigan about her latest novel

It is my great pleasure to welcome fellow novelist Cathie Hartigan as my guest today.  It’s…

Meet Chris Penhall and learn all about her Ruby Fiction debut

I was excited to hear about writer Chris Penhall’s success as both a debut and prizewinning novelist,…

Linda Mitchelmore takes us to Cove End

Today, it’s a great pleasure to welcome bestselling novelist and prolific short story author Linda Mitchelmore…

Discovering Borteen Bay with Morton S Gray

It’s always lovely to meet a new novelist whose work I enjoy, so I was delighted…

Competition time again

The team members at CreativeWritingMatters – Cathie Hartigan, Sophie Duffy and I, pictured below with our…

Catching up with Caroline James

Today, it’s my great pleasure to welcome the novelist, creative writing tutor and public speaker Caroline James…

Time to chat to Valerie Holmes

It’s a great pleasure to welcome you back to my blog, Valerie. I’m looking forward to…

Jo Lambert talks about villains – in her fiction, obviously!

I’m delighted to welcome the novelist Jo Lambert to my blog today.  It’s good to meet…

Gilli Allan and Buried Treasure

It’s always good to talk to fellow authors and so it’s a great pleasure to welcome…

The Final Reckoning

It’s an exciting day for me featuring the cover reveal of my latest novel and first…

The Circle of Nine – the author Cherry Gilchrist talks about her latest title

Hello, Cherry!  Thank you for visiting my blog to chat about your new book The Circle…

The Novelist’s Workbook

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on this blog, but my excuse is that…

Exeter Novel Prize – The Results

Gosh, it’s been a long time since I wrote anything on this blog. But at last…