I’m converted to slowness these days. It’s probably a result of being on sabbatical since the summer (thank you, University of Glasgow) and being forced to slow down by an assortment of minor illnesses. Perhaps it’s a consequence of these shorter, darker days of winter starting to close in (every year I forget how dark it gets, and how cold). …
I KNOW MY NAME is out!
It’s been one helluva 6 months. My daughter’s autism diagnosis in January. The Writing Motherhood anthology, published in March. My new novel, I KNOW MY NAME, published 2 weeks ago and in the Asda book chart from today, which is EPIC. I held launches for the Writing Motherhood anthology but as yet haven’t arranged one for the novel, and the …
2016 Round-Up
I’m not alone as I wave 2016 a very earnest farewell. It is what it is, and I hold no malice for anyone whose political viewpoints differ from mine. We are in a mess right now, and it will take resistance and love, not resentment, to put it right. am very glad to live near the beach – it helps me keep …
2015 Round-Up
I’m excited for 2016. This may not sound terribly rational, given the terrible floods just down the road from me and much, much worse to come on a global scale, but I am genuinely glad of the chance for a fresh start and a new perspective on things. 2015 was a great year. I left the terribleness of 2014 behind …