I've been woefully neglecting this blog, but there were extenuating circumstances, honestly. I haven't been idle, though. I've got a novel which has been going through various rewrites and every time becomes a little less sunny and a little more sinister. This is interesting for me, because I prefer reading darker, more dramatic stuff (I'm currently …
Why (and what) I read to my baby
Although gazing at her admiringly was fun, I needed something else to do...
Under the Greenwood Tree
What can you do when you fancy a bit of Hardy at 7.30am on a Sunday?
Hillsborough, one New York minute
We saw the horrifying news on the Times Square news ticker - big flashing lights talking about a disaster at a football ground in England.
Film review – Dracula: The Dark Prince
Luke Roberts, formerly Holby City's Joseph Byrne (the world's most beautiful heart surgeon), with fangs, and front and centre of an epic story of love, revenge and power that spans centuries? Hell, yeah.
Why I could never be 100% e-book
Unpacking a box of books is unpacking memories.
7 things that annoy me in books
My top seven personal niggles as a reader - while being fully aware that I have committed some of these crimes as a writer. But not 3, 5, 6 or 7.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
A very belated review of a film that came out in 2011.
Story: Cumbrian Christmas
Jac Naylor turns up in Cumbria - and she wants Joseph's help.
Why has nobody invented this?
I need someone to invent my ideal labour-saving device.
