I never intended to write a series. In fact, there was one heck of an unhappy ending in the first book but I changed my mind dramatically.

It's a bit of a rule that writers shouldn't give two characters similar names.

Two weeks out from a novel release, I go into something of a tailspin.

It's time for that sale I've been hinting at for a while!

With everything going on in the world, I'm not really ready to talk much about my upcoming novel.

Watching the development of clocks through the ages and seeing the ornate timepieces alongside the merely functional is an important lesson.

There's so much to think about in the modern world, although there are plenty of tools out there to help us remember things.

I always start off with what I want a cover to look like and it goes in a completely different direction.

If you want to know how UK politics works, these are the books for you.

I've started to pull my books out of Kindle Unlimited and make them available on other platforms.

With most books, you write it and it's done. Even with books in a series, you move from one on to the next and the next.

I wanted to remind you that you can get a discount on I Am Allegra Bartlett by signing up to my Kit Eyre mailing list.

I've had a look at the 54 books I managed to read during 2021 and picked out my favourites.

Hands up who had a brilliant year. Yeah, me neither. 2021 was the poor sequel to the horror franchise opener that was 2020.

Childhood dictates many of our Christmas traditions and the way we feel about the festivities.

Starting a serial story is a different experience to releasing a full-length novel in one go.

My best efforts weren't good enough this year: I didn't get to 50,000 words in November as part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

The outpouring of affection for Sondheim has been beautiful to witness.

My favourite Wilkie Collins novel is one that most people haven't heard of.

Your typical author is watching writing projects, editing work and marketing plans fly up in the air constantly.