Writing novels definitely helps you learn more ab
Judy Leigh
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,…
Why I love audiobooks…
Do you remember when you were little, when you first discovered books? As babies, we’d touch…
The Silver Ladies Do Lunch – nostalgia, and going back to where it all began…
My new novel, The Silver Ladies Do Lunch, is quite special to me as it’s set…
On Writing. Once the first draft of a novel is finished – what then?
I was asked an interesting question this week by a lovely ex-student who teaches creative writing.…
On inspirational teachers who open doors….
My new novel, ‘The Silver Ladies Do Lunch,’ begins many years ago in a primary school…
Researching a novel can be a breath of fresh air….
Recently, I was invited to do a talk at a library. I always love these events…
Chocolate Cake – plant-based, delicious, easy to make and (that word…) moist.
I’m not usually a fan of cakes, but people love them, and it’s fun making them…
Happy Friday. It’s healthy recipe time…
If you’ve read my novel The Witch’s Tree, you’ll know I have an interest in how…
Thoughts about novels, genre, writing and reading…
A writer I know and admire at Boldwood Books, (thank you, Jessica…), recently wrote a brilliant…
Overthinking: what can we do to spot it and stop it?
Last night I woke at one o’clock and I didn’t get back to sleep until five.…
The two feline bruisers, and why they are so loveable…
Several years ago, thanks to some wonderful friends who found a skinny stray cat who was…
How to deal with self doubt…
First, what is self-doubt? What is it about ourselves that we doubt, and why do we…
Being a vegan is sometimes the funniest thing.
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been a vegan because I’m not really sure. I…
Respecting romance novels….it’s at the heart of who we all are.
We live in a world where inclusivity is increasingly important, quite rightly, but in the world…
Holding out for a She-ro. Creating a strong female protagonist…
Recently, a lovely reader contacted me having read my blog post Holding out for a Hero.…
Glorious Scotland
I can’t wait to share this trip with you. A fortnight before The Lady of the…
It started with a notebook…
My mum used to buy me those old notebooks when I was a child. They were…