Anais Blue Series, Books, Fiction
10 Signs You Should Invest In A Witch This advice will only apply to you if you no longer inhabit the world of the living. In other words, 10 signs that you are possibly deceased, according to the ground rules of Anaïs Blue series. In Thistle Witch I use the premise...
Books, Brimstone and Ashes, Inspiration, True Stories, Writing
Recently, Brimstone and Ashes, the story I worked on for more than a year, was published. To be honest, there were times I thought it would never get there. But it has. I can sleep soundly at night. I am still an author! A Year to Forget The past year has been...
Books, Complicated Blue, Inspiration, Writing
Several months ago I took a part-time job to supplement my author activities. I am at the relative beginning of my publishing career and have not yet generated a stable income. Therefore, I became a postman. Apart from the financial aspect, it has also has proven to...
Books, Publishing, The City of Shades, Writing
The City of Shades, the next novel in the Anaïs Blue series, has hit the bookshelves. Anaïs Blue is a teenage witch trapped in the body of a five-year-old. I have now written two full-length novels about her with a third gestating in first draft mode. The new story is...
Books, Research, The Promptuary, Writing
I recently published my third novel, the second in a series about a witch with a twist. In The Promptuary I introduce a gone, but not forgotten, twentieth century icon. I’m sure you have heard of Marilyn Monroe. Early on in the writing process I established a sort of...
Inspiration, Travel, Writing
I’ve had a mammoth week of change. I moved house three times, went to a writers’ conference in Dublin and started a new life as an artist in residence. I’m exhausted, but happy. Some weeks are much better than others. Change beats holidays hands down. Ireland It was...
Encouragement, The Promptuary, Writing
To pants or to plot? That is the question. It does not really matter now. The main thing is I made it to the end of my third novel. I don’t know what it was, but getting to the end seemed like climbing Everest. Not that I have climbed Everest, but writing the novel...
Books, Interviews, Writing
I recently took part in a live author chat with writers Richard White and Stephen Pearl on Authors Write Aloud. It is the first time I have done a live streaming as an author. The entire experience was a lot of fun It also helped me gain further insight into how...
Books, Complicated Blue, Fiction, Research
According to the rules of the story world of Anaïs Blue, I would like to dispel some witch myths. The fictional realm of my witch is different to usual stories about them. I ditched the whole medieval idea of witches and the myths associated with them. I created my...
Books, Complicated Blue, Publishing, Writing
Very soon my second book, about a whole other witching world, will hit the stores. Even though I have been through the process once, it still feels like the first time. My writers journey started in earnest in July this year. At that stage I set up my own publishing...