The Magpie’s Guide to Writing Historical Fiction
This year, after 20 years of writing contemporary fiction, I was asked by a publisher if I’d be interested in writing a novel set during the Second World War. I…
Read MoreThe Magical Power of Empathy – a Creative Challenge
It all began with a dare – as many of the best adventures do. One evening in 2018 my friend Aaron and I went for a drink and during the…
Read MoreRiding the Corona-coaster
This picture was of me yesterday, after I attempted to pretend that everything was OK, and get on with a work day, and get up and get dressed, and put…
Read MoreA Beautiful Game to Shrink Anxiety
Last night I sat in my bedroom trying to shrink some fearful thoughts down to a size my brain would be able to compute (I’m guessing that right now, in…
Read MoreThe Magical Journey of an Idea
Every book begins with an initial seed of an idea – a whisper in the writer’s mind, that won’t go away. The first seed of an idea that ended up…
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