Supporting small, independent publishers

(This is an unashamed copy of a post I've just written on my website. I said it so well, I didn't want to write it again.) My New Year's Resolution for 2024 is to spotlight the small and independent publishers who bring such diversity to readers, but on a tight, sometimes minimal budget. These are …

Nothing to see here

It's that age old problem with writers, and perhaps lots of other professions too (I hear scientists are having a great time with nuclear fusion)... there's lots going on in the background but nothing I want to talk about now. So what happens? I disappear. I don't update things. I slink sideways when it looks …

How to be Happy

I wrote a short story, once, with that title - How to be Happy. I know - pretty shocking for something with 'happy' in the title to come from my pen, but there you go. It's still in draft form, so I may even get back to it at some point. I chose that title …

High Five for Bookshops

It's that time of year, month, day again when I encourage you to use your local shops! Regular readers, Facebook followers, random strangers I grab in the street, will know I love local shops. I know I'm incredibly lucky. In my town, we have a greengrocer, several fantastic gift shops which are supplied by local …

Holding my breath

Bear with me, because I have no idea what I'm going to write today. I know I want to write something - the whole point of returning to my blog was to do it regularly - but... oh my god, I did not sleep well last night. I watched 1:15 disappear into the darkness, and …