If food be the music of love, eat on….

A few weeks ago, I grumbled a bit because I’d been offered a not-very-nice meal in…

What is it about witches’ stories that tugs at our heartstrings?

I wrote The Witch’s Tree earlier this year, the story of Selena Cain in the present…

When should we complain, and when is it better to say nothing?

British people complain three times a day about small things, apparently. According to The Independent newspaper,…

Two heads are better than one, even if one of them is a sheep’s….

I love this saying – it’s so true. A builder friend of mine said it the…

Brittany Beaches and Beyond

I hadn’t been abroad since the two dreaded words happened, Co**d and Br***t. I’d written a…

Writers have different schedules, but they all create that best seller…

I was fascinated to talk to someone the other day who asked me what my writing…

Book Reviews: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

When I had my first book published five years ago, I wanted to read all the…

A Classic Car for a Classic Character

In my latest one of my eleven novels, The Highland Hens, octogenarians Mimi McKinlay and her…

The Highland Hens: A Story of Friendship and Love

When I started writing The Highland Hens, I was initially focused on the theme of loneliness.…