It's time for me to tempt you with a book or two… or maybe some of my WriteNOW Cards if you have a reader or writer friend you want to impress this Christmas! Read more

Place your orders for a signed copy of one of my short story collections in time for Christmas! Read more

If you're looking for a great book to give to a friend or loved one this Christmas, here's how you can get your hands on one of my short story collections. Read more

An extract from the short story Homes from Home, one of twelve short stories in Shy Feet. Read more

This is a small excerpt from the short story The Lost Children of Gatwick Airport, available as part of the book Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel…I was eight when I got lost at Gatwick Airport. It was a long time ago..I didn’t grow up in read more

This is a small excerpt from the title story of the book Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel.Nineteen years ago, I arrived at Cambridge University with a suitcase that squeaked as it rolled along behind me. I studied Economics and found that I was still able to complete the read more

This is a small excerpt from the short story The Flowers Sleep Tonight , available as part of the book Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel .  Her There is only so much travel a girl can take. I felt it grow inside me like a tumour; read more

This is a small excerpt from the short story Scorpion, available as part of the book Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel.The sun shone with alarming consistency, giving me sunburn and the boys mild cases of sunstroke despite my best efforts to keep them in the shade. When read more

The inspiration, background and stories behind the short fiction published in Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel. Read more

UPDATE: Sorry, this competition is now closed. You can buy a signed copy of Shy Feet by emailing me..To mark Shy Feet's three month anniversary I have three copies - real life books! - of Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel to give away in a competition.. Read more

I'll try to keep this post short. Sometimes there's no need for over the top words, just this..To everyone who has bought my book. THANK YOU ... And if you've been one of the ones kind enough to leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads, well, do read more

Leading on from this post I wrote as a very basic overview to self-publishing (based on my own experience) the following is a list of things that you are going to have to squeeze into your busy schedule if you want a shot at being a successful self-published author.Again read more

As I wrote Shy Feet, there were certain albums, certain songs and certain artists I kept going back to. I've compiled some of the songs I relied upon to get me through the long hours writing, re-writing, chopping, adding, editing, writing, re-writing and biting my nails. It's a playlist I read more