fiction
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I wrote a blog post a while ago, hinting that I would soon have some book news regarding a dragon. Well, I thought it about time I enlightened you. A number of years ago, I wrote a chapter book series for children aged 5-7 years old. There were six books in the series and I…
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Heather Beveridge was a guest on my blog a few weeks ago with Mutate, the first book in a trilogy, which she wrote under the pen name of Hetty Waite. If you missed it, you can read it here. I’ve just finished the book and wanted to share my review with you. Here is the…
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For this week’s Guest Writer Spot, I’m going to let my guest take over: Hello, Allison Symes here. Many thanks, Esther, for inviting me to join you on your blog. Esther and I go to The Writers’ Summer School, Swanwick. As well as being a keen delegate, I’ve run workshops there on editing. I also…
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My guest for this spot this week is the wonderful crime writer Val Penny, who writes the DI Hunter Wilson and DS Jane Renwick series. I first met Val at Swanwick Writers’ Summer School and she’s become a good friend and has been immensely supportive of my writing. As Christmas is coming, it’s only fitting…
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I met the very talented crime writer Clare Mackintosh at a book event in the summer. I found it fascinating to hear about her time as a police officer before she became a full-time writer. She also talked about her latest book, A Game of Lies. I was completely hooked at the premise and couldn’t…