• I received a much needed pick-me-up today – an email from a publisher requesting the full manuscript for my recently finished literary [...]

  Full manuscript request for literary novel

  December 8, 2020
• Writing is a business; no sooner than an author finishes one book, they’re on to the next project. At the moment, I’m working on two [...]

  Author Q&A: What are you currently working on?

  November 26, 2019
• Although it doesn’t feel like spring here in chilly Northern Ireland, I have finally dusted off the literary cobwebs and started working on [...]

  A new novel work-in-progress

  April 4, 2019
• This post is technically a month overdue (no pun intended, considering I am on maternity leave), but between being busy with two author [...]

  Second novel finished! Why Lulu is great for printing a proof copy

  August 8, 2017

• After 5 drafts, I’m down to the last 50 pages of my second novel. With any luck, this one could become my debut – more on the reasons [...]

  Second novel almost finished – from broken bones to baby brain!

  May 10, 2017
• What with all my recent magazine publications and correspondence with editors on forthcoming poetry collections and book length stories (more on [...]

  Novel writing and traditional publishing

  August 27, 2014