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...
11 days 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...
24 days 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,...
about 2 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...
3 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...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Creatives, Just a quick one as we head into the holiday season, and another year ticks away. I hope you have achieved all your creative goals in 2025 and are looking forward to creating even more in 2026! I'm just finishing up my final essay of the term for my Masters in Death, Religion and Culture. Just a little light reading about Hell as you can see from the books above! I'm getting lots of ideas for books to come in 2026, that's for sure! In the meantime, you can find all my fiction...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Creatives, As we head into the final weeks of the year, are you racing to get creative projects done, or are you taking a step back and relaxing into the holiday season? I'm doing a bit of both, with essays to finish for my Masters, but also lots of social events and planning for 2026. I've also released The Buried and the Drowned in all formats, on all stores, so if you missed the Kickstarter, you can read my (very persona) short story collection now, or listen to (human) me narrate...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Creatives, I've recently returned from Author Nation in Las Vegas, the biggest indie author conference in the world, and it was intense and productive as ever! I also (finally) visited Antelope Canyon, which was as wonderful as I had imagined after years of seeing photos! I put all my lessons learned from the conference in one solo episode, out now. It includes: constraints breed creativity; what you need for a long-term sustainable author career; decisions on how you want your author...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Creatives, I was recently up at the BookVault factory signing the special hardbacks of The Buried and the Drowned. It's always wonderful to hold my gorgeous print editions and feel proud of the physical book, as well as the content. Look at those sprayed edges! When I self-published my first book in 2007, we didn't have the options we have now, so I'm grateful we can now make beautiful books! Thanks to everyone who backed the Kickstarter. You should now have all ebooks and audiobooks,...
6 months ago • 2 min read