Life lessons from fiction

Apr 28, 2022 | Blog | 6 comments

In her reader Facebook group, The Petal Garden, author friend Rosey Lee posts uplifting, feel-good content that brightens my day and makes me think too. One of Rosey’s recent posts led me to reflect about life lessons and I realized many of mine have come from...

A sale, a book scene & ‘one of those weeks’

Apr 14, 2022 | Blog | 6 comments

It’s been ‘one of those weeks’ for me. As such, this blog post is one of short updates but, I hope, some of you also find sweet. Ebook sale on The Sweetheart Locket First, I want to let my UK readers know that for a limited time the Kindle edition of The...

Book news, a podcast & Jen recommends bookish travel

Mar 3, 2022 | Blog | 0 comments

In a pause from my usual type of blog post, this week I’m sharing book news, a podcast interview and, since many of us, like me, still can’t travel far in real life, I also have a recommendation for bookish armchair travel. My podcast debut Last month, I took part in...

Reflecting not resolving: A year to grow

Jan 6, 2022 | Blog | 2 comments

In this time of pandemic, days, weeks, months and even years sometimes feel as if they’re blurring together. While I’m hopeful 2022 will be better for us all, as I’ve done since 2014, I’m not making New Year’s resolutions but rather choosing a word to reflect on over...

A year of words and a writing hangover

Dec 9, 2021 | Blog | 10 comments

Last week, I finished the longest book I’ve ever written, all 101,294 words of it. And while many rounds of edits remain, for now it’s done and I can celebrate. A dual timeline women’s fiction novel set between the Second World War and 2018, it’s also the most...