All the advice I’ve ever been given for writing a novel is that I must write every day, however little I produce. This did stand me in good stead when I started New History and really hadn’t a clue about what was in front of me. Apart from inculcating the necessary discipline, it kept my brain fully engaged with the characters, plot etc. … Continue reading Jackson Brodie in Edinburgh
Returning from an incredibly sunny weekend in Cornwall (Carlyon Bay pictured left) reminds me how I’ve always been a lover of the sea (and possibly married a native of Anglesey just to guarantee a lifetime of sea-side holidays!) But I confess I had never heard of Mersea island until I was contacted by Juliet Doyle, a reader … Continue reading Coast
Despite the protestations of the UK contingent it looks like Amazon are sticking to their guns, but now that I have given in and bought something from amazon.com, I’ve been able to join the fray on the ABNA forum, where non-US entrants have formed a kind of writers’ co-operative to ensure we all get some … Continue reading Power to the people!
Well, there I was looking forward to a quiet blog about finishing Iain Banks’ The Crow Road and doing losts of reviewing for the Front List, when an email popped up telling me I’m a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Woohoo? Well, actually, maybe not! First of all, the elaborate procedures for ABNA … Continue reading Amazon: woohoo or boo-hoo?
Because this site is really about the novel, I haven’t so far found space for a list of the blogs I follow myself. Eventually I might make a page where you can see all of them, but for now here are one or two that have either been on my list for a while or are … Continue reading Blog of blogs
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