Dead Ringer wins fiction prize at Lakeland Book of the Year Awards
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I bumbled up to Penrith last month for the 2021 Lakeland Book of the Year Awards, the very picture of … Read More
5 things I learned from my unpublished ‘drawer novel’
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Like most writers, I have a ‘novel in a drawer’; an unpublished masterpiece (lol no) that I think about every … Read More
The most important advice I can give to fellow writers
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“What’s it like to see your book in print?” is a question I’ve been asked a lot recently and the … Read More
Don’t give ’em a reason to stop reading – Things I learned while writing Dead Ringer
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One of my favourite pieces of feedback I’ve got on Dead Ringer is: “I stayed up past my bedtime reading … Read More
Embrace the idea of multiple drafts – Things I learned while writing Dead Ringer
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I’ve spent a lot of my writing life harbouring under the delusion that my first draft needed to be perfect. … Read More
You’ll have to rearrange your life in order to write a novel – Things I learned while writing Dead Ringer
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If there’s one myth about writing that I hate, it’s the myth that great novels were written in snatched 5-minute … Read More
Short stories published in The Sunday Express and The People’s Friend
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In the last month, short stories of mine have appeared in the Sunday Express S Magazine and The People’s Friend. … Read More
BBC Radio Bristol interview
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On Wednesday 26 February 2020, I stopped by the BBC Radio Bristol studios to chat with Steve Yabsley about cats, … Read More
5 random facts about Dead Ringer
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Here’s a quick look into my writing process with a few fun facts behind the scenes of Dead Ringer. A … Read More
Dead Ringer book launch event – in pictures
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Friday 28 February saw the official launch of Dead Ringer at Foyles in Bristol. Here’s some pictures and notes from … Read More
The People’s Friend’s Writer of the Week
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I’m thrilled to be The People’s Friend’s Writer of the Week. Here’s a short interview from their blog. What inspired … Read More