Doing the Time. A short, sharp shock to the system.

Being the confessions of a Facebook criminal, offences unspecified. Facebook has decided, in its infinite wisdom, that much of what I post is guilty of Violating Community Standards in some unspecified way. Starting with a notice just before New Year … Continued

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The Adventures of Kalyn Deere, Bounty Hunter.

Another new Project gets underway. A while ago, in a couple of blog posts, I discussed a new heroine that I had glimpsed. You can find links to those posts at the bottom of this page. There’s a FREE short … Continued

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Book Review. Isobel, by A.J. Griffiths-Jones.

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This week’s review is of the first book in a crime mystery series that I’ve just discovered. As a writer of several murder mysteries myself, I’m a big fan of the genre. I like to see how other people construct … Continued

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A Steampunk adventure, Meet the Orphan Detectives.

I’m revisiting this story as it’s currently on special offer, just £0.99 ($0.99). Read on for more information and a sample. Way back in 2018, I had an idea for a Steampunk novel, in the style of The League of … Continued

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Relapse alert. It looks like I spoke too soon

Just when I thought I was getting better, I’ve been hit by a chest infection. As I said before, I’ve been suffering from what I thought was the flu since the beginning of January.  It didn’t seem too bad, I’d … Continued

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Where’s Lizzie? A new psychological thriller takes shape.

I had an idea, when I was supposed to be doing something else. It happens a lot, just take a look at my plethora of half-finished stories. This one started off as a case of mistaken identity, but as I … Continued

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I was never a writer, this is my story.

This (slightly edited) post first appeared on the much-missed Sue Vincent’s website. I was trying to express how I ended up writing novels, a way of occupying my time that nobody (including me) would have ever believed that I could … Continued

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I must be feeling better.

It’s only taken me a month to shake this illness off. Dare I whisper it but I’m starting to feel a bit better. My desire to actually do something, apart from the things that I absolutely have to, is slowly … Continued

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