A Virtual Love The blurb has landed Ah, things are really rolling now. After the mysterious appearance of a listing for my next novel on Amazon recently, now a blurb has appeared in my email…
Reading Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe The premise of this book is delightful: a novella in 51 short chapters, describing the life of famous 17th-century Chinese painter Bada Shanren,…
Published work Ten years ago: A Call for Peace When Terry Rockefeller heard that the World Trade Center had collapsed, she had no idea her younger sister Laura was inside. All…
The writing process The importance of staring out of the window What does a writing day consist of? The image that comes to mind is of someone pounding away on a typewriter with a…
On the Holloway Road New stuff I’ve been adding a few new features on the site recently, and thought I’d highlight them for you. First, I’ve added a…
A Virtual Love As if by magic… A sharp-eyed Amazon-watcher just emailed to let me know that my next book, A Virtual Love, has been listed and is available for pre-order.…
Published work Out and about I’ve been busy writing this week and haven’t been online much, so it was great to see that I was featured on…
Reading Sleeping Patterns The latest winner of the Luke Bitmead Award, the prize I won myself back in 2008, Sleeping Patterns is an intelligent, intriguing…
LivingThe writing process How not to return from vacation Coming back from vacation is always hard. If you’re working for someone else, you don’t really have a choice – you just…