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Finally, after three years of writing my latest novel project, a ghost horror book set in London, I have finished the final draft. Hurray, [...]
May 10, 2026
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A few days ago I received a review of The Wabi-sabi Doll from a reader in Canada, giving the best compliment I’ve had for a book in a [...]
May 6, 2026
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Happy Mayday! Which book is better for Beltane, The Fairy Lights or Gods of Avalon Road? Both! These novels each feature May 1st in the plot. The [...]
May 1, 2026
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Or she may put you in a book and kill you. At least this is what it says on my favourite writing mug. A colleague bought this for me during a [...]
April 26, 2026
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This week, a book delivery arrived for my creative writers. In case you don’t follow my blog regularly, I teach creative writing to [...]
April 21, 2026
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April in Japan is usually hanami season (cherry blossom viewing) and seeing all the pink blossoms blooming in Northern Ireland has left me [...]
April 15, 2026
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The thing about working in a school, as I do, is that all your holidays are fixed; you get a week off for Halloween, two weeks for Christmas, a [...]
April 10, 2026
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This week, while off for Easter break, I had an opportunity to dress up as a medieval monk. Do I make a convincing medieval monk? Er, no. Apart [...]
April 4, 2026
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While doing a spring clean today I found my first writing certificate from when I was a kid. It was fun to take a trip down memory lane [...]
March 30, 2026
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Feeling a bit philosophical today, folks, and gearing up for a day of writing as I’m near the finish line of my latest novel draft that has [...]
March 25, 2026