Every now and then a review comes along that makes you think you’re not entirely wasting your time. There are readers out there who get what you’re trying to do and respond enthusiastically to it. One of those is Ellie Hawkes, who has just posted her review of Fortune’s Hand on her blog, Elspells. All …
The Palace of Whitehall is all decked out in green, hung with sprigs of holly, ivy, spruce and pine. A resinous scent conjures forth the forest in its wintergreen glory. As if the forest has brought itself inside for us. And the hunting scenes depicted on the hanging tapestries are in the process of coming …
It’s great to be a published writer, having your work out there in the public domain for people to discover. Sometimes people who have discovered your work take the time to say what they think about it. Either in an amazon or Goodreads review, or on their own blog. Occasionally I put my writing name …
Those wonderful people at Sharpe Books have reissued my 2006 novel Taking Comfort as an ebook, giving it brand new cover, which I love. Taking Comfort was my first published novel, so it holds a special place in my affections. Rereading it for the new edition was an interesting experience. I was surprised how well …
Once upon a time I wrote four novels set in Russia in the nineteenth century. Not only that, I stole my main character from one of the masterpieces of world literature. What was I thinking? I blame my agent, who said ‘That could work’ when I pitched the idea of writing ONE book featuring the investigating …