Journal Your Way to Success
‘I did some World War 2 research this morning, then had about two hours of frustration, trying to start writing the damned thing. I’m so scared I’ve bitten off more…
Read MoreThe Bravery of Being Different
When I was a child I was just as familiar with Irish rebel songs as I was with nursery rhymes. Every weekend my dad would play songs about the Irish…
Read MoreZoom-Bombed at the Book Club
I have to admit that when the pandemic hit and everything went online I went into a massive sulk. One of my favourite aspects of my writing career has been…
Read MoreThe Heart-Wrenching True Story I had to Keep Alive
When I started researching the Second World War for my new novel, An American in Paris, I was blown away by the accounts of so-called ‘ordinary’ people who heroically risked…
Read MoreThe 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…
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