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As is by now traditional, the story I have for you this year is not the story I had planned to write. That one will have to wait on the...

It has taken a lot longer than I intended * but my new book is finally here! Nothing to do with the Vicar Man series: You Are Dead! is...

I am, at present, quite hilariously floppy and feeble. So much so that I still can't do much of anything, or go much of anywhere*. The...

Every time I resolve to write on this blog more often, I end up not writing on it for at least a month. Or, in this case, several months....

Almost two weeks ago the second hopefully-annual Authors At the Armouries event was held at the Royal Armouries, in Leeds. It was an...

This was supposed to be a blog about Authors At The Armouries: an event for authors and readers, that took place at the Royal Armouries...

If you read that title in Jack Nicholson's voice I am so sorry. Just assume I was making another horror-film reference* and move on....

It seems as though I’ve been talking about The Wolf-Finder General for years. This is probably because I have. When I started writing it,...

I, in a turn of events that will astonish no one, need a new word. I know, I’ve talked about it before. My eternal problem: I need to...

Witch hunts make sense The kind of sense, admittedly, that starts from people being generally awful, then passes through several layers...

When The Wolf-Finder General went up on pre-sale I wrote a little micro-advert - less a blurb, more of a blur - social media for the use...

The Wolf-Finder General really is coming out soon. See? I have proof! Note: author semi-conscious at time of blogging. Quality of jokes...

I think it's an accepted fact by now that I am a research nut. This latest burst of investigation, though, is somewhat nuttier than the...

If you were on Twitter* on World Book Day you might have caught sight of the cover design for The Wolf-Finder General, hiding out among...

You'd think I could manage some sort of "Valentine's Day on the Island" or "Dora's Valentine's Day" post, wouldn't you? Unfortunately my...

I am terrible at wrapping presents. At this very moment, across the room from me, sits the gift* I just wrapped for my husband. It is not...

If you haven't read Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday's posts then by this point you've probably wandered onto my blog by mistake....

Note: if this post makes no sense, it is probably because you have not read Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday's posts.* If you would like to...

Note: if none of this makes much sense it probably because it is part three of a series. To figure out what the heck I’m going on about,...

Note: This is the continuation of yesterday’s post, in which I began undead-blogging my attempt at creating a writer’s retreat at home....