This week saw the end of a significant chapter in my writing journey with the long awaited publication of my co-authored novel ‘Sylvia’s Seven’. The novel has been around 12 years in the making, and I have discussed the process and history of it in previous blogs. For those new to this site, the novelContinue reading “Oct 2026 – End Of A Chapter, Start Of A New One…”
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Sep 2026 – Brilliant Bloody Scotland and Writing Update
As I discussed in my last blog, I headed up to Bloody Scotland on the Sunday to attend four different events. It’s perhaps unsurprising to confirm that it was an amazing day spent with likeminded people and in the company of some Scottish Crime writing royalty. The only downside was choosing only to attend onContinue reading “Sep 2026 – Brilliant Bloody Scotland and Writing Update”
Aug 2026 – Bloody Scotland and Charity Book Update
I am a little late with this post due to a well earned break in Angus and Fife. There is less than 2 weeks until the most important festival for Scottish Crime writers, so I thought I would discuss this somewhat on this month’s blog. Bloody Scotland began in 2012, the brainchild of leading ScottishContinue reading “Aug 2026 – Bloody Scotland and Charity Book Update”
May 2026 – An Inspiring Story
Many authors discuss the book or books that inspired them to take up writing, or perhaps shape they way in which they choose to write their own novels. Often it was a book they discovered at school that has lived with them for their whole life and one that is re-read often. Although I enjoyedContinue reading “May 2026 – An Inspiring Story”
Apr 2026 – Fantasy Writer’s Dinner Party
There is a famous bookish podcast that asks a question to the authors appearing on each episode; which three writers they would invite, living or dead, to a fantasy dinner party. I thought I would steal that idea for this month’s blog, but greedily choose four. 1 – Dame Agatha Christie I don’t this willContinue reading “Apr 2026 – Fantasy Writer’s Dinner Party”
Jan 2026 – Year Ahead, Athens Train and 1001 Songs
I’m not planning on setting many in the way of writing goals this year, having seen previous attempts falling by the wayside too often. I do, however, have a number of projects being worked on, including a novella that has just been published, which I will discuss in a moment. Beyond the novella, I haveContinue reading “Jan 2026 – Year Ahead, Athens Train and 1001 Songs”
Dec 2025 – DI Christie Update & the Year That Was
In my final blog of the year, I provide an update to DI Christie and discuss the year that has been. I Am Mine is the fifth in the DI Joanne Christie series and a bit of a change to other books I have written. Firstly, it is my first attempt at a locked roomContinue reading “Dec 2025 – DI Christie Update & the Year That Was”
Nov 2025 – One, Two, Miss a Few and DI Christie Book 5 Update.
Well my plan of monthly blogs has, somewhat, gone out the window over the last few months so I will need to think of some things to share in the coming couple of months to catch up. Sometimes, an idea for a blog just comes to me and other times I just can’t think forContinue reading “Nov 2025 – One, Two, Miss a Few and DI Christie Book 5 Update.”
Jun 2025 – Underrated Christie
Stupidly late for this month’s (or more accurately last month’s) blog, but I’m aiming for ‘averaging’ a blog a month. This month, I wanted to return to Agatha Christie and talk about three of her underrated stories, in my most humble of opinions. I decided to pick one Poirot, one Marple and one Other forContinue reading “Jun 2025 – Underrated Christie”
Apr 2025 – My Top 5 Crime Dramas (This Year, So Far…)
It may not come as a surprise that I watch a fair amount of crime drama on television and love nothing more than having a good binge of the latest series of a great show. I tend to watch mostly home based shows as US ones tend to overstay their welcome and often have aContinue reading “Apr 2025 – My Top 5 Crime Dramas (This Year, So Far…)”
