Photo credit: Katie Vandycke. When Ed Hughes first asked me to collaborate with him on a full length opera, I have to say I was both amazed and flattered. Secretly, I suspected he had grossly over-estimated my capabilities. I knew practically nothing about opera, and certainly nothing about writing the libretto for one. But I …
Piqued by my litany of failure, Elaine Aldred has interviewed me for her blog. It was actually quite painful being made to dwell more deeply on the years of humiliation that my file of rejection letters represents. But I hope something useful comes out of it for other writers. And maybe now I can put …
The other day I was doing some sorting out. I found a file full of old rejection letters. I was tweeting some quotes from the letters and they seemed to go down well, particularly with other writers. One friend described it as “literary self-harming”, which is maybe what it is, but there is a certain …
Next Sunday, August 5, I’ll be taking part in a historical fiction event at the Weald And Downland Open Air Museum. I’ve visited the museum a couple of times with my family as a punter and it really is an amazing place. Very appropriate, I think, that the theme of the day is historical fiction, …
Another new review to report, this time on Norman Price’s Crimescraps blog. Norm has always been very supportive of my Porfiry series, so I was delighted to see he likes my new departure. His verdict is that Summon is: “a fascinating example of historical crime fiction at its best featuring a complex new detective, …