Last night I had the privilege of attending the 2016 Northern Writers Awards at the Great Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. These awards are held annually by New Writing North to recognise writing talent in the North of England, and each year they have a different panel of judges. Last year I finished one of my first short stories and tried to …
On Editing
This here’s a brief post on editing, Carolyn Jess-Cooke style. I’m obsessed with editing, at least the concept of editing. I’m obsessed with it because it’s so damn difficult. No one teaches you this, not really. And yet it’s the toughest part of the job. Right now I’m editing my new novel. I’ve found myself pacing around it over the …
The Norwegian edition of THE BOY WHO COULD SEE DEMONS
Really pleased to share the Norwegian edition of The Boy Who Could See Demons – I think this might just be my favourite cover (although the Italian edition is a close runner-up). All of the foreign editions of my books are published by different publishers, and it’s been interesting to see how differently each publisher produces the book. I’m delighted with …
VOICING SHADOW, SINGING LIGHT
Mental illness affects all of us. More than a third of the population of Europe is affected by mental illness every year, with depression now recognised as Europe’s leading chronic condition. Mental illness is strongly linked to suicide; according to the World Health Organization, by the time you have finished reading this paragraph at least one person will have committed …