Writing Journal

February 13, 2023

A Classic Rediscovered

If there is any joy in this world greater than…

February 12, 2023

Psykhe

My Novel-in-progress I am deep into the world of Psykhe,…

January 23, 2023

Me and Janey Morris

Jane Morris as ‘Proserpine’ Painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1871)…

January 3, 2023

The History of Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses have long been associated with Christmas, along with…

December 9, 2022

Mary Queen of Scots

My novel The Puzzle Ring was partly inspired by my…

November 29, 2022

The Charlotte Project

Did you know there are more statues of animals than…

October 12, 2022

Guest Blog by Paula Beavan, Author of 'Daughter of the Hunter Valley'

“A book is a machine; every word is a cog…

October 5, 2022

MY QUILT STORY

In my novel ‘The Crimson Thread’, my heroine Alenka embroiders…

October 5, 2022

Author Interview with Hannah Kent

Hannah Kent’s first novel, Burial Rites, was translated into over…

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