As I assumed a few weeks ago the Joy of Water Boiling did well, so well in fact that it won this year's Diagram Prize for the Oddest Boo...

I'm catching up and getting back into a routine- slowly. Last week was very busy, as I was 50% of a talk given at Nottingham Writers...

Like me, you may have thought the annual Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year wasn't taking place this year. Usually it...

Do you recall me mentioning I'd won one of the annual competitions at the writers' club late last year? Yes the ghost story one with...

No, I'm not 90 years old, but Nottingham Writers' Club is this year. Which is why I was out celebrating on the 4th May. We attende...

I'm going backwards for this visit to Bath, and sharing the smaller less well-known museums in Bath first. Last Sunday we (husband and...

The good news is my trip to Bath is booked, so I'm hoping the weather will be dry even if it's not warm when I eventually go. The ...

The arrival of the latest newsletter from the Fashion Museum in Bath reminded me that I'd planned to go back this year so I could see A ...

It's always fun to get-together with other writers and talk about the highs, and sometimes lows, of writing. It's even better when t...

Well I've finally got my brain into gear to post. Life has been a bit hectic since the NWC Awards night and Christmas party last Wedne...

A couple of years ago I bought an academic style diary because I started to have a list of dates for appointments and school/college dates f...

Hope everyone is well. It's been taking me longer than usual to get over this latest bug, and actually I think it was a slight bout of...

I'm slowly recovering from the nasty bug, and my brain is no longer stuffed like a thick duvet! My characters have been quiet - plotti...

No, not online dating... :D This weekend is #Romance2015. (Though if you're reading this later in the week it will be last weekend.) ...

I've been nominated for a Versatile Blogger award by two lovely talented I try to be versatile...  ladies, Teresa Ashby , and P...

Words with JAM are running a fun Genre Spoof Competition in association with Bookmuse , and best of all, it's FREE. Your entry needs ...

I had a great weekend, and did a lot of walking- lots of it uphill and down again. Now I have to get back to reality; unpack, sort out my ...

Another Awards Night has been and gone. Now this year I was in the running for the Nottingham Writers' Club, Writer of the Year Award....

Life has been catching up with me this past month. Romance With my sons new college days, my previously settled writing schedule has b...

Just had an e-mail to tell me my submission to Cafelit is up on the website and blog, so you can read it here . It's called 'A Tig...