Drafting is without doubt my favourite part of the writing process - well, that's what I'll say at this stage of a draft. The beginning of a draft is sometimes like wading through a swamp, but once I'm engrossed in the story, that's my favourite part (from about halfway through the book, I start to … Continue reading The Happiest Day
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Today's the day I can start officially shouting about A Taste of Italian Sunshine, which I've been calling the 'p' book. I think this is my favourite cover so far! My publisher will reveal the cover later this evening, but if you're following my blog, or are eagle-eyed, you might have seen it already and … Continue reading A Taste of Italian Sunshine Cover Reveal
It's been busy keeping up with all of my projects, recently, so this blog has felt my neglect! Here's a quick update from my cave, where I'm busy drafting Leonie Mack book seven and whipping Lilo's second book Beerfest into shape. There were a lot of highs with the release of Berlin Calling, with some … Continue reading Updates from the Writing Cave
With one week to go until Berlin Calling is released, I wanted to share a little more about my author journey and the experience of being a creator in the current climate of the publishing industry. These thoughts won't be particularly organised, but hopefully they'll give my followers some context and maybe some other writers … Continue reading Being a Hybrid Author
Happy new year to you all! Wishing you a 2023 full of small things and big things that make you think and feel and precious people to share the moments with. I have a long list of things I need to be doing, but I'm going to quickly blog to start the year. I'm feeling … Continue reading New Year’s Blog
I am extremely pleased with the proliferation of romcoms arriving on Netflix and I finally feel like I will always find something to watch. I'm so happy to see romantic films being made that I can usually tolerate quite a lot of disappointment in the story before I admit I didn't enjoy it, much, but … Continue reading Romcom Views: Love in the Villa
Today is the día de las velitas in Colombia! I wrote a blog post about it back in 2020, when the book was newly published. Feliz día de las velitas, with a picture of lanterns She was going to write a whole album before this was finished and she wouldn't be able to release it … Continue reading Readalong 8
I did remember being happy with the airport kiss and it's funny to see my 'back-of-the-neck clamping' thing started way back then LOL. Ah, remembering how much I enjoyed writing the discussion with Gordon, too! There's conflict there, but I really enjoyed how constructively they talked and giving Gordon some reasons for his behaviour. He … Continue reading Readalong 7
...the song had been cut straight from his soul. So many favourite quotes from these chapters!! Cara and Javi are goners, falling in love while still thinking they are resisting. I love this bit of a romance! And maybe I should have got commission from the Colombian tourist board for this section, too haha. One … Continue reading Readalong 6
The incredible cover of Berlin Calling It's cover reveal day for Berlin Calling and the pre-order is live! You can check out the listing here. It's currently only available on Amazon or in paperback, but I will be opening the ebook up to other retailers after an initial 90-day period in Kindle Unlimited (Amazon requires … Continue reading Launching Lilo
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