Walking in the Foothills of the Himalayas

Sometimes you do a trip so special, it’s worth writing up. This was one to the foothills of the Himalayas, with my son.

The Back to Front Way of Writing about Place

One of the joys of travelling is reading about the places you’re visiting. Which makes Trip Fiction one of my favourite sites. Here’s a piece I wrote for them about how I create my locations.

Breaking the Silence

When I was asked to write a piece for a book blog in the same week as Baby Loss Awareness Week, I knew it had to be on that topic. Since I co-founded Water Babies in 2002, it’s raised an incredible £4.5million for Tommy’s. Something which makes me unbelievably proud.

Ten Key Things I Learnt Through Indie-Publishing a Novel

When I decided to self-publish one of my novels, I had no idea how much it would teach me about the profession of being a writer.