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  • Iceland (1) – Land of Chess, Thrones and Soup

    We’ve recently returned from an amazing holiday in Iceland, driving all the way around the Ring Road. Here are three things that stood out on Day One: Keflavik Airport to Vik. Road.is When we arrived at Keflovik, it was snowing, which didn’t bode well for our driving tour. The weather reports were grim, with many… Read more

  • Writing Lessons for Indie Authors from A Novella

    Writing lessons for indie authors I wasn’t expecting to teach myself writing lessons when I wrote a novella, but I did. Most aspiring writers have plenty of imagination, but exhausted by their day jobs, they have no energy. Before I wrote Change of Lifestyle, I’d seen it happen repeatedly in different writing groups: aspiring authors… Read more

  • 6 Things I researched this week for my wip

    Did you ever wonder what someone might make of the research you do for a Work in Progress? I’m currently writing The Killing Kind, the third book in my Angel of the South series. Each book is set mainly in South London. It’s a gritty, noir crime series with lots of humour. Here are six… Read more

  • Lessons My Fictional Author Taught Me About Writing

    My short story Life in Shadows explores writing and writers, and how both can be damaged. While writing it, I learnt a few craft and life skills along the way. Relocation v Procrastination Every writer knows the fantasy: relocate somewhere atmospheric, sip whiskey sour or gin and tonic on a balcony and begin The Great… Read more

  • StARTING A NEW WIP…TO PLAN OR NOT TO PLAN.

    Writing without a plan I managed to type 14,300 words of The Killing Kind, my new WIP this week. 14,300 words. It’s a height I haven’t scaled since lockdown, and I think I’ve reached it partly because I’ve been writing without a plan. To Plan or not to plan? I’m a teacher, so I’d been… Read more

  • FLYING AWAY FOR A WORK-LIFE BALANCE: Why UK Teachers are quitting

    In Change of Lifestyle, Gabe Shaw, a gifted teacher quits teaching in his inner city school and leaves the country. Joe, Gabe’s university friend, takes one look at the British school system and leaves to teach in Jakarta. A supply teacher called Michelle writes damning articles for an educational website about ‘teaching on the frontline… Read more