The Coral Keeper: a new short story on extinction
Woo hoo, I've just handed in 'The Coral Keeper', a short story, to my editors...
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How to start writing: Seven ways to turn the spark of an idea into words on the page
Do you have an idea for a novel, memoir, short story or poem,...
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Masterclass on traditional versus self-publishing
In April I’m running a live online masterclass on traditional vs self-publishing, including hybrid. If...
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New Short Story about the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Is there anyone out there?! I've just had an incredible day at Jodrell Bank seeing...
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New book, ‘You are Enough’, is out now!
I'm delighted to have an essay in this anthology, 'You are Enough' edited by Robin...
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‘The Beautiful Game’ – Filled with dread
Sanjida Kay on 'The Perfect Crime' 'The Perfect Crime', a collection of crime fiction...
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The Writer as an Outsider
'As writers, we are all anthropologists, observing the natives and commenting on their customs. As...
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Rejection – Or How to Fail Better at Writing
'I tried to remind myself of the rejections other authors had faced. JK Rowling was...
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What no one tells you about getting published…
(A love story in twenty-five parts) SONY DSC When the Royal Literary Fund asked me...
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My favourite children’s book
'It's such a moving, powerful story but it's also beautifully written. It's about kindness and...
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My desert island book
I’d want to read it on a desert island because it would remind me of...
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The Perfect Crime is out now!
22 bestselling crime writers. 22 deadly destinations. One deliciously sinister collection 🔪 I'm delighted that...
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