As you might guess from my forays into Westminster politics with Valerie and Amy, our legislators fascinate me.

Before the pandemic, me and my wife had scrapped our Netflix subscription in favour of a BritBox one, and it's definitely come in useful.

For me, "writing what you know" is more about delving into the emotions you know and the things that interest you.

I think something in my mindset has shifted again in the last month because I’m finding it harder than before to concentrate.

The eagle-eyed amongst you might’ve noticed I’ve added a new page to this website – one all about Rhubarb Writing Shed.

As someone with several trans people in my close circle and many more friends and acquaintances, I need to publicly support them.

If you only protect the lives of the majority, you’re condemning the minority to misery and, worse, death.

With coronavirus restrictions curtailing much of our normal lives in the last few months, we’ve all had to adapt to new ways of living.

I suspect most writers keep one eye out for something that’s going to improve their productivity and make their writing lives easier.

Back in 2010, there was a Goldfrapp song in the charts. You couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing all about rockets.

As I write this post, the UK’s under strict lockdown with people only allowed out for essential reasons.

Just jumping in to say that my fourth novel Such Crooked Wood is now available to buy on Kindle and to read on Kindle Unlimited.

Yorkshire’s as woven into the fabric of the novel as the church and the bar are embedded into Lily’s life. It can’t be any other way.

One of my favourite book series is Ellen Hart’s Jane Lawless mystery series, and that’s due to one of my favourite literary characters.

Writers are likely sick of hearing that the first novel you write isn’t the one you first publish.

I’ve finally got the release date for my fourth novel set in stone. Such Crooked Wood will be released on Thursday 23 April.

Let me start by saying that I know this situation stinks and many of us are scared. We’re all dealing with it in our own ways, and I’ve...

Change is good for you, especially when the world’s in turmoil. As it happens, I’ve had this new website in the pipeline but recent...