One Year Later – Behind the Scenes: Somerset
I wrote my psychological thriller, One Year Later, in Bristol, but at the time we...
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One Year Later – Behind the scenes: The Pond
In the garden of the house in Somerset that we’ve been renovating is a small...
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Blueprint for a house…and a story
In May 2017 we bought a house in Somerset. It was originally built in the...
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Letter to my younger self
What would you tell yourself if you could? The Royal Literary Fund recently gave me...
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My writing talisman
My writing talisman is a beautiful painting by artist, Elaine Jones. It's of Cornwall -...
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How I write
The Royal Literary Fund has recorded a mini -podcast with me on how I write...
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How to write a thriller
In a few days time I’m heading to Ted Hughes’ old house, Lumb Bank, in...
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Becoming a coach
I’ve just returned to working for charity, First Story, this month. First Story’s aim...
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Diversity in Fiction
I’ve written as a Jesuit priest in Outer Mongolia, a nine-year-old in inner city Bristol,...
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My Mother’s Secret: Stories within the Book
I'm delighted to welcome Tasha Locke to my blog this week. Tasha graduated from Bristol...
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One Year Later
As My Mother's Secret has been wending its way into the world, I've been working...
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My Writing Toolkit
Book blogger and health journalist, Victoria Goldman, asked me to tell her what my essential writing...
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