Munro meets the Poldarks.
Now here's a thing - every writer has authors who have inspired them, whose work they admire and whom they would like to be compared to. For me, one of…
By Sword and Storm – Review no 2
Well, I can't ask for any more, can I? - 'This is an author whose grasp of the period is absolute.' Review no 2 for ByS+S - Just reviewed Margaret…
An Unexpected Pleasure
Having a quick look on Facebook (yes I know I should already be working, but it is before 9.00 am) I found a link to a lovely interview with me…
The wait is over!
One week in from release of By Sword and Storm and the scary wait is over - the 1st review (verified purchase) has arrived. I can breathe again! 'A…
Finally! By Sword and Storm.
Many of you will know that I began By Sword and Storm in February 2016 at Hawthornden Castle - in atmospherically chilly conditions, when the central heating broke down -…
A first for me – a feature in a German newspaper
Yesterday a link dropped onto my FB author page which, once I'd realised it was a link (several hours and someone's comment later) took me straight to an article in a German…
A lovely lady – Drue Heinz
The papers this week have been full of obituaries of Drue Heinz, the lovely lady who gave so generously to support writers in both the US and the UK. I…
On this day 495 years ago
Easter Eve. A day of preparation and expectation in many Christian churches around the world. It is also a day of waiting, of taking time to reflect on the sombre…
If your dream is to live in a castle…
'Remember the kid's rhyme 'I'm the king of the castle and you're the dirty wee rascal.'? I can remember shouting it out from the ridge of our garage roof. You…
Count down to Katharina – or of Swedes and scanners…
The cover art was the first part of the jigsaw that is the release of a new book to be sorted. It took quite a bit of work - on…