The story behind the story

As is the way when an author releases a new book, I've been scanning the early reviews of The Clock in My Mother's House. There are twelve on Goodreads at the moment, so it's easy to see when new ones appear - I'm not stalking reviewers or anything. Soon I'll forget all about them - …

Another day, another blog!

It's the final day of my short and sweet blog tour to launch The Clock in My Mother's House. Today I'm with Sandra Cox, explaining why short stories are simply the best. Thank you so much to Hilary, Alex, Elizabeth, Luciana, Joanne, and Sandra for hosting me this week and sharing in my general excitement. …

On my travels again…

Today I'm popping to Texas to visit Joanne Faries on her blog and share some of the inspiration for The Clock in My Mother's House. Come and see what I've got to say! Short stories are perfect for travelling and commuting. Where's your favourite place to read short stories? I like to have them to …

It’s interview time!

When I decided my dream was to be an author (back when I was 7 or 8), the two big interviewers of the day were Terry Wogan and Michael Parkinson, and I'd go to sleep at night dreaming about being interviewed on their shows. Sadly, that never came to pass, but I still love being …

Launch Day! 🥳

It's launch day, and I'm celebrating with a pineapple. Well, not entirely, although I do have some pineapple rings in the fridge which probably need eating so... Photo by Pineapple Supply Co. on Pexels.com It's also the next stop on my blog tour, and today I'm sharing some not necessarily interesting facts about my book …

Talking about short stories and films with Alex

Find some flags, read my collection! Today. I'm honoured to be with Alex J. Cavanaugh talking about short stories which have made fantastic films. Please pop along to say hi to Alex and me, and then get lost in his blog - full of music, movies, and more! The Clock in My Mother's House is …

The blog-tour week commences…

The blog tour for The Clock in My Mother's House kicked off yesterday when Hilary featured me on her blog Positive letters... inspirational stories. Please visit and leave a comment. And while you're there, take a look around Hilary's blog - she writes about so many varied things, all incredibly interesting . The Clock in …

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 …

Cover reveal: The Clock in My Mother’s House!

Publication Date: 10 January 2023 Life can change in an instant, but that’s not always a bad thing.A hotel explodes leaving staff and guests in peril; a woman retrieves an old clock from the attic with disturbing consequences; one man leaves heart break behind him, and another arrives to bring adventure.In this haunting collection, Annalisa …

The new That Sadie Thing cover

It's not much of a cover reveal because I've been splashing it over social media, but here's the latest (and final, definitely final) cover for That Sadie Thing. Yesterday, it felt as if I had so much to do to get it ready, and today it just all came together. As I ticked off more …