How to Win a Short Story Competition
Forgive the attention-grabbing title – I can’t promise you thousands of pounds in prize money, but since I had the […]
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2025 so far: turning 49, getting my writing out there, and cyanotypes!
The first half of 2025 has been a bit hard going for me. I won’t go into the details of
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My Favourite Books of 2024
One Day by David Nicholls This was recommended to me by writer friends when I said I was on the
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2024 – my year of Zamyatin
If 2023 was my year of “the short story” then 2024 was my year of Zamyatin. In my last blog
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Worrying and wondering – where is my writing going?
Amidst the busyness of Christmas preparations I’ve caught myself reflecting on the writing I’ve done this year. Considering all the
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Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer
I am finally getting around to “officially” sharing my good news – at the British Fantasy Society awards last Saturday
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A Summer of New Experiences
I wanted to look back on a few of the things I did this summer with a view to reminding myself that I can set anxieties aside and push myself to do new things.
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Three short fiction microreviews
At the end of last month I shared my last three reads on social media, but I wanted to write
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I am not a machine. (Some thoughts on AI and creativity.)
Last Saturday, over our usual morning coffee, my husband told me about an entrepreneur he’d been listening to on YouTube
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My 8 favourite reads of 2023
As with my writing, and art, my reading is fairly eclectic so below you’ll find eight books of various genres
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Q&As with Kayleigh Dobbs, Priya Sharma and Steve Shaw
Last month saw the publication of my water-themed dark fantasy micro collection, Waterlore, by the ever-excellent Black Shuck Books. As
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Umbilical and Waterlore – bookending November
It struck me the other day that my November this year will be “bookended” by two book launches, and as
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