My second novel, The Things We Need to Say is out in just ten days! I’ve got to be honest, the nerves and the pressure and the general feeling of pre-publication anxiety are probably worse for this one than they were for my debut! It’s a bit of a different book than my first – […]
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The books that made me
There is difference, I think, between the books you classify as your favourite reads and those that inspired you to write yourself. One of my favourite books, for example is Stephen King’s The Dark Half – and while King has inspired me in many ways, his books don’t necessarily make me want to write (mostly […]
Read moreOn Reading, Subjectivity and Authenticity
Last week I read a book that blew me away. This only happens a couple of times a year – I read about two novels a week, most of which are wonderful, but those ones that get under your skin and make you think and make you consider your own craft as a writer only […]
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Writing with Chronic Illness
I work full-time as a paralegal in a large law firm in Leeds and I also struggle with chronic illness – fibromyalgia and endometriosis in my case. As you can imagine, writing books as well is very much a case of careful management of both time and energy. I know a lot of writers, particularly […]
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