A day to remember

Looking back to last Friday, I wonder that I was so nervous about my two radio interviews. But I was. No, I wasn’t – I was SCARED STIFF. My first Publication Day was also going to be my first time on the radio. And not once that day, but twice. To wind the...

No prizes for guessing my blog today.

For once, I am going to remain silent (almost).  There’s only one thing it could be today – THE ROAD BACK. THE ROAD BACK is published by Choc Lit on Friday, 7th September, and it’ll be launched with the aid of friends, food and fizz on Friday, 14th...

Hello, all! I’m back…

…after a very busy, but brilliant, summer. The few weeks since I posted a blog divide into three main segments (although the bits in between were pretty good, too) – the RNA Conference; my holiday in Italy; my research trip/holiday in Wyoming. On my return...

This time next week …

I’m off to Penrith to the RNA Conference 2012 tomorrow morning. If it’s as much fun as all of the other RNA conferences I’ve been to, it’s going to be a brilliant few days. The RNA conference heralds the start of several weeks in which...

In a word (OK, in two words), Colin Dexter

My wait to see the finished cover of The Road Back is, at last, over. The final touch to the cover was a sentence of endorsement. I’ve enlarged the cover so that you can read the words between the title and my name. I’m really thrilled that Colin Dexter,...

Secrets and Lives

I saw a really excellent play last Saturday – The Witness, by Vivienne Franzmann. I see a lot of plays, and this was one of the best I’ve seen recently. Playing at The Jerwood Royal Court Theatre, the play is brilliantly acted by the three actors who...