Calling all readers! This post is short and sweet. I'm currently researching my fourth novel, and 'wandering around' old houses, which is great fun, but I've taken a break to tell you about my current sale. My third novel, The Floozy in the Park is currently on sale until Thursday October 19th - a mere... Continue Reading →
Virtual Book Club Interview: Shadows of the Lost Child
This is just a quick post to say thanks to author Jane Davis for hosting me on the Virtual Book Club pages of her blog. Here I get the chance to talk a bit about my writing but particularly about my second novel, Shadows of the Lost Child.... Continue Reading →
All on Board at the Aspara Writing Festival, Evesham
On Saturday, I had the pleasure of reading at the Aspara Writing Festival in Evesham, as part of the Open Mic event. It was a great afternoon, with an eclectic mix of poetry and prose, with readings ranging from sad to humorous and everything in between. Readers included J J Franklin, Debbie Young, David Penny,... Continue Reading →
Ghost Stories and Shadows Online
Firstly, thank you, all of you (1036 people - amazing!) who entered the recent Goodreads Giveaway for Shadows of the Lost Child, my most recent novel. Congratulations to the lucky winners, your book will be winging its way towards you soon; and commiserations to those who didn’t. But the good news is... the ebook version... Continue Reading →
Aleph’s House
On 18 February, I'll be talking about my latest novel, Shadows of the Lost Child, at Acomb Library, York (UK). As you'll know, if you've visited this blog before today, the novel is set in a fictional city, Curdizan, which was inspired by historic York. At Acomb Library on 18th, apart from reading from the... Continue Reading →
Was Borley Haunted? It wasn’t just the house
You’ll know I’ve talked about Borley before, probably the most famous haunting of all. I thought I’d covered most of the story. But it seems there’s always a little bit more and I wanted to share this snippet with you. For those who don’t know much about Borley Rectory, you can read the earlier posts... Continue Reading →