Category Archives: Novel

** FREE Short Story ** with #NewRelease Rosebrook Chronicles

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Publication Day is getting close for noir suspense saga, ‘Rosebrook Chronicles, the Hidden Stories’ with a FREE short story to download. Rosebrook Chronicles is a series of interlocking stories which fuse into a compelling saga. People inspire me and while … Continue reading →

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Knuckling Down to Writing Again

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

Since my last post I’ve followed my own advice, pursuing my dreams To be more specific WIP, Lethal Ties, is no longer an outline synopsis with a list of characters. I have bashed out the first six chapters and near … Continue reading →

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Leading Men in Fiction: Guest Post by Carol Thomas

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

Today it is an absolute pleasure to welcome Carol Thomas back onto my blog as a guest, with a charming, light-hearted post about leading men in fiction… Carol writes contemporary romance novels, with relatable heroines whose stories are layered with … Continue reading →

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Back to the Beginning

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

What Next? Reaching the end of a long-running series feels strange but at the same time, therapeutic as if an enormous burden had been lifted. All the story lines I had planned from the beginning finally found their way into … Continue reading →

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Retribution to the End – May 26th 2017

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

What a month it’s been this May. As if it wasn’t exciting enough getting my latest book out, I enjoyed some unexpected promotion. The quest to finish my British decade-spanning series, ‘Same Face Different Place’ began in August 2015 and … Continue reading →

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1st Synopsis for Book 4 Retribution – 9th January 2017

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

It seems hard to believe I’ve been working on this novel since August 4th 2015. The first draft was completed in just over a year and I am finally coming to the end of my 3rd draft. The final book … Continue reading →

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End of the year review

Posted on December 20, 2016 by

With Christmas coming and another year nearly over, I was wondering what I might write for what will probably be my final post in 2016. Apart from being another year older and considerably greyer, I dedicated the last two months of the year to losing a stone with Weightwatchers. Apart … Continue reading →

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