Hello Creatives, Thanks to everyone who backed my Kickstarter for Bones of the Deep! I had a wonderful signing day for the foiled hardbacks up at the BookVault printers, so all books should be with you soon. It will be out on the usual platforms over the summer. I was also in London last week for an author conference, having industry business meetings and catching up with writer friends. It's been a productive few weeks but a good reminder that the author life is not just sitting alone...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Creatives, Can you believe it's June already?! I hope you have your creative projects for the year well underway. Click reply and let me know how it's going. I'm focused on finishing up the fulfilment for Bones of the Deep Kickstarter, and if you missed the campaign, the book will be out on the usual stores in August. I'm also writing the draft of my dissertation for my Masters in Death, Religion, and Culture, so that's my main project for the next few months, alongside a new story with...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Creatives, I had a book research and social trip to London this week. It's always a treat to walk along South Bank, more pics here. My Kickstarter for Bones of the Deep also finished, so I will be moving into fulfilment next. Keep an eye out for an email if you backed the campaign, and the book will be out in the usual places later in the summer. I'm also busy putting the final touches to my AI-Assisted Artisan Author webinars coming up this weekend, Sat 16 May and then an advanced...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Creatives, I was in Oxford last weekend for a university reunion. It was both strange and wonderful to sit across from people I last knew in my twenties and hear what their lives have become. Some have taken paths you might have predicted. Others have gone places no one would have guessed. A creative life rarely runs in a straight line, and I find I’m most drawn to the unexpected stories, the people who started over, who found their work later, who are still figuring it out. Decades in,...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Creatives, One of the most common questions that authors are asked is: "Where do you get your ideas?" Well, for me, it's often about where I travel and what I find there. In 1999, I sailed on a tall ship from Fiji to Vanuatu in the south pacific, and something about that crossing never let me go. I just couldn’t find the right story for it ... until now. Bones of the Deep has finally arrived, with a setting that takes you out on the open ocean, the stolen bones of a merfolk culture, and...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Creatives, Spring flowers are blooming here in Bath and I am looking forward to a lot more time outside in the coming months! I hope you are enjoying the seasons wherever you are in the world. In the meantime, I am almost ready to launch my next Kickstarter for Bones of the Deep, and I'm working hard on finishing my Masters course. We also had a book research trip to Paris which will eventually turn into my next ARKANE thriller, Crown of Thorns. More photos on Facebook/ Instagram...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Creatives, Last week was a busy time at London Book Fair, always a sign that it's spring here in the UK! I talked about my experience in the intro to this week's podcast episode, which is also on writing characters, so have a listen if you're interested in the Book Fair craziness, and you can see pics here on Instagram. I'm in the last stages of the prep for the Bones of the Deep Kickstarter, launching in April, and also starting research for my next ARKANE thriller, Crown of Thorns,...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Creatives, It's already February, so I hope you are into the creative swing of the year now and are making progress with your book plans for 2026. I've finished my next thriller, Bones of the Deep. It's now with my editor and beta readers and my plan is to do a Kickstarter in April. In the meantime, I am back into my Masters degree in Death, Religion, and Culture, so lots of studying! Selling books live on social media with Adam Beswick Could live selling be the next big opportunity for...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Creatives, Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026! I love January and the energy of starting afresh, and as ever, I have lots of goals for the year ahead. I'm reframing everything I do under the theme of transformation, so if that resonates with you, check out my 2026 goals here. What do you plan to achieve creatively in the year ahead? Just hit reply and let me know. I also started writing a new novel over the holidays based on a South Pacific crossing I made from Fiji to Vanuatu in a...
7 months ago • 1 min read