I admit it, I feel a bit bereft this year. I’m writing this in Edinburgh as the most weird of Augusts ends. No festivals! And in particular, no book festival. Edinburgh International Book Festival did host some amazing events online, which were hugely...
Once a month I send out a newsletter – you’re probably being asked to sign up to it right now! Subscribing lets you win freebies. But if you’re allergic to email newsletters, no matter, here are some extracts from my August Newsletter. Are...
You’ve been writing something for a while; you think it’s ok but you’re not sure. How do you find out? Here are the do’s and don’t’s of getting feedback. Ok first off DON’T send it to an industry professional. Publisher, agent...
A previous month’s blog featured the best of post-apocalyptic fiction, and in order to limit myself to ten on that occasion, I had to hold back some fantastic books which are not, strictly speaking, post-apocalyptic, but feature several nasty possibilities...
When you’re packing to go on holiday, is your priority the reading list? It is for me; if I’ve got a weight limit it’s always a source of anxiety whether I’m going to exceed it, or have to risk RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO READ. If this describes...
As I write this, the world is gripped by Corona Virus madness, panic, meltdown…. I’d always intended to write a list of the best post-apocalyptic books, but the timing did seem off. Was this really in good taste, I asked myself? But apparently books about...
