I find the pantster v plotter debate fascinating. I've only really become aware of it as my first two books were being published -...

A little background: I wrote The Last App between 2018 and 2020. Then, during the Covid lockdown, between March and July 2020, I wrote...

Image by <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/flat-design-couple-arguing-silhouette_41339855.htm">Freepik</a> The set-up: Mick...

I'm grateful to @kctorawrites and @ElisaSaphier for asking questions on Twitter about naming (or not naming) chapters in books. They made...

If you use Wix for your website you'll know that 'Add a Catchy Title' is their default invitation to write a new blog post. I thought it...

It's an old adage, but I decided I'd stick close to it for my debut novel, Hitting the Jackpot (Bloodhound Books). It's the story of Jack...

My publisher emailed asking me to pick some book covers that I thought would give the design team an idea of the type of thing I'd like...

Hitting the Jackpot is my debut novel, so it's my first experience of being 'edited'. This post isn't going to be a 'how to' guide,...

Two pseudonyms? Yes, I agree, it's a bit much. But there is an explanation - well, there are two... When I moved to Spain (2006) to teach...

The set-up: Cindy (millennial, Aussie, gig-economy fitness instructor) is divorcing Jack (millennial, Brit, gig-economy English teacher)....

This is Cricklewood, in North London. My book (Hitting the Jackpot) is about Jack, Lottery jackpot winner. Seeing as his wife (Cindy) is...

So, right, confession time - I didn't set out to write a romcom. Who, me? Don't get me wrong, I like romcoms, well, I like the films. I...

I felt a huge sense of relief when I finished the first draft of Hitting the Jackpot. There was my story on screen - beginning, middle,...

March 2020, Spain entered lockdown - but what a lockdown. We could leave our homes to buy food, go to the health centre, or visit the...