The Scribbling Sea Serpent

Christmas is just round the corner – the mince pies are in the oven and a large slice of stollen is beckoning me. I’ve had a lovely earl...

It’s that time of year again. Everyone is running around wondering what to buy for nephews and nieces, parents and grandparents, aunts and u...

Please Welcome Sue Yockney to my blog. Sue is a friend from a local writers group and she has just self published a dystopian romance, ‘Ha...

There’s a whisper among the kids and a buzz around the internet. Something exciting is happening in the world of children’s literature. A ne...

Have you had a chance to read Red Rock yet? Do you like the way both the title and my name are examples of alliteration? So in order to ce...

Last night I was at the Beach and Barnicott in Bridport for the 2013 story slam, organised by Frances Colville and Kathy Hallsworth, where I...

I hear many authors bemoaning the fact that they are collecting nothing but piles of form rejections. They wonder why this could be. Sometim...