A Writer’s Life

The Gate

My 7,500 word freebie short story "The Gate" is now available for download when you join my mailing list at

23-12-2017

a thousand holly wreaths

This morning I planned a morning of rosy-cheeked, family fun. So we loaded our two children and the powered wheelchair,

09-12-2017

Kintsugi

I have small children and things get broken. And I tell myself that this is why we can't have nice

02-12-2017

grief and fear

I've spent the last two weeks in a fugue state of non-specific fear. Fear about politics, fear for my children,

22-11-2017

The Gate has a cover!

Look, here's a thing! Yesterday, JMS sent me the cover art for The Gate, my new short story. Matty comes

20-11-2017

under-layed

I signed up for NaNoWriMo, just to give myself a framework for this month, really, and I've been doing quite

15-11-2017

monumental

Due to Confusing But Boring Domestic Circumstances, OH and I ended up having a quintessentially British lunchtime picnic in the

07-11-2017

the pain and the glory

We're at the Children's Hospice this week - as some of you know, our child is life-limited, with an undiagnosed,

01-11-2017

I have a publishing contract!

So, here's the thing. I've been writing for years, on and off, at varying levels of readability and in various

28-10-2017

let this stand here

My aunt is dying. She's my mother's cousin and has no family other than her brother's children and us. She's

12-04-2017

the different lives we live

I've been pondering all the different lives we live, recently. I'm in my mid forties and so far I've done

21-02-2017

I'm struggling this morning. The world news has finally floored me and I've going to have to step back for

31-01-2017