A Radio Interview
I have been invited onto Russell Walker’s Radio York programme on Monday next week from 2pm to do the Getting to Know slot. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioyork They describe it as similar to Desert Island...
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It’s amazing how quickly three-quarters of an hour goes when you are chatting to a good presenter. Anna Wallace from BBC Radio York put me totally at ease as we talked about everything from my career...
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Poems for Life
I dabble in most types of writing and in many ways my first love was poetry. I have written and read poetry since childhood, although was somewhat put off when in primary school. We’d read ‘Stig of the...
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Alfie – Why an Entlebucher Mountain Dog?
Alfie is an Entlebucher Mountain Dog, the smallest of the Swiss mountain dog family. Why didn’t I get a Labrador or a Spaniel or another more common breed? Of course you’ll only be asking if you...
View ArticleThe Appearance of Truth – a side effect
It is always lovely to receive feedback from readers but to hear that my book has spurred them into a completely new activity is an unusual response. Having read the first chapter or two the reader...
View ArticleWhy do I write?
You may as well ask me why I breathe. The answer to both is because I have to. If I don’t have access to a pen and paper I feel as though there is something missing. In common with many writers, I am...
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BBC Radio York
I was more nervous for my second radio interview than for my first. If you want to listen to it you can find it here. It is the 27th November edition and will be there for 7 days. I come on about 15...
View ArticleIt’s been a while
I am returning from hibernation now that spring is in the air. Most of the winter has been taken up with bringing up the most beautiful litter of puppies. At last, I am getting back on top of...
View ArticleWho Am I? – A Eureka Moment
As we were driving to Switzerland we were listening to the book Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. We stopped the recording to talk about what we had heard and my husband said ‘So what it’s really about...
View ArticleWhat’s My Brand?
I’m still working my way through listening to the Novel Marketing Podcasts and to say they are thought provoking would be an understatement. One episode has been looking at the question of what is the...
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All in the Space of a Week
The Internet is a wonderful thing. Last week I told you the problem I’d run into with the cover of The Appearance of Truth and this week and this week I am delighted to reveal the new cover to you....
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Virtual Book Club Interview
I was delighted to be interviewed by the website Virtual Book Club about some of my writing and in particular The Appearance of Truth. Better still was an email from a lady who went and bought the book...
View ArticleIn deep mourning for the European Dream
Whilst I know this blog is principally about my writing and writing in general, some things are just too important to ignore. I am in deep mourning. I don’t mean I am a little disappointed, I mean I...
View ArticleWhat are writers like?
As a writer I spend most of my time sitting in an office with no one to talk to but the dogs (and my characters). It has always been said that there is a fine line between creativity and insanity and I...
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