Beatrix – Book 3 of Shackleford and Daughters is officially coming on 29th October and the Kindle version is now available for pre-order…. Those of you who’ve followed me for some time might well be breathing a sigh of relief after being forced to wait so long to find out when the book is actually coming. But, as you all know, having learned the hard way that things can go spectacularly wrong when you announce books too early, I'm being more cautious this time! 😬 So, what ha

There are moments in life when someone suggests something that feels so completely bonkers that your first instinct is to laugh. Then you stop laughing... ...and realise they might actually be serious. Well, that's exactly what happened to me a few weeks ago. I've been asked if I'd like to be part of the proposed cast for a brand-new television programme called The WriteOff. Now, before anyone starts setting their Sky boxes (do people still do that? 😂), I should sa

If there's one thing Rob and I rarely miss, it's our early morning walk with the dogs. It doesn't seem to matter what the weather's doing. We've trudged along the beach wrapped up like a pair of Arctic explorers in January, been nearly blown into the sea by the wind, and in the summer we've wondered why on earth we didn't leave the house half an hour earlier before the heat and the holiday makers. Living in Devon, you soon learn that if you don't like today's weather, tomorro

A great venue - The London Library

Its a week now since I came back from the Kindle Storyteller Awards in London, what a great experience that was and, despite not winning,...