Get me my mojo back!
Help! I desperately need some in getting back into this whole work routine! The kids went back to school last [...]
September 2017
July 2017
Lost Words – Let’s bring ’em back!
As a lot of this blog is about writing, I wanted to write a regular article on my favourite forgotten [...]
Remembering Jane Austen
I've been writing this post for about two hours now. In between shoving washing in the machine and then the [...]
Whoop! Whoop! I’ve been published!
So, despite the title, this isn't a huge blog post in an, 'aren't I amazing, look at me!' kind of [...]
March 2017
One of the best – Ngaio Marsh
When we think about the Queens of Crime we tend to think of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers, but [...]
Lost Words – Let’s bring ’em back!
As a lot of this blog is about writing, I wanted to write a regular article on my favourite forgotten [...]
February 2017
One of the best around – Jenny Colgan AKA The Queen of Chick Lit
I don't know if Queen of Chick Lit is actually Jenny Colgan's title. She probably goes by Mrs Colgan, or [...]
Save our libraries!
A recent article in The Bookseller detailed the funding crisis facing libraries in the United Kingdom. It really touched my [...]
January 2017
Lost Words – Let’s bring ’em back!
As a lot of this blog is about writing, I wanted to write a regular article on my favourite forgotten [...]
One of the best around – M C Beaton
I've been wanting to write an article on M C Beaton for a while. She is, without doubt, one of [...]
The ‘Bookseller from hell’? Really?
I read the best article in The Bookseller's newsletter recently and I just had to write about it here. A [...]
New Year, New Writing!
As I write this my puppy is attacking my head, but I won't let it put me off! Wednesday's are [...]