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It’s always difficult starting a new series, Harbour House, and this one set in Wivenhoe in Essex and surrounding villages has proved just as troublesome. However, Wartime Arrivals at Harbour House, …

There’s been a lot of chat in Bookseller and on various loops about whether the new, smaller independent publishers have the better marketing model than the old traditional ones. If you’re …

Today I’m celebrating the fifth birthday of my wonderful publisher Boldwood. They started in 2019 with a handful of writers and four staff. Now there are 150+ Boldies and over …

I have watched most of the Bridgeton episodes apart from the recent series – I watched three and then gave up. As a writer of authentic Regency books initially I …

I’d be interested to know your opinion on social media. For me as a writer it’s essential – it’s how I keep in touch with my readers, how my publisher …

Every day someone on FB or elsewhere posts a doom and gloom post about AI. Articles abound saying it will ruin things for writers. That soon there will be thousands …

At the moment I’ve got seven books on preorder – and I think this is rather too many. What do you think? I  am contracted for sixteen of my backlist …

I don’t do resolutions normally but this year I’ve decided to adopt one that I heard from a man who fell thirty foot and is now in a wheelchair. He …

I used to look forward to Christmas, and the decorations always were up on the first and down on the thirtieth. I loved all the shopping for the little things …