novels and short stories
Very excited to announce a brand new, great value creative writing course coming this September. Taking place at fabulous Five Leaves bookshop in Nottingham, over 5 Thursday evenings beginning on the 3rd, we’ll be delving into setting, atmosphere and escalation, as well as some of the genre’s stickier elements (gore, or not, and tricky action … Read more
It’s been busy! A house move (still in fabulous Nottingham, happily settling in) plus attempting to finish a new novel, tweaking a novella, and playing with more short stories – I’m hoping to put together a second collection. I also have a few workshops and course coming up… My next courses for NTU include my 2 day … Read more
So excited about this year’s in-person spooky celebrations, coming up NEXT WEEK at Derby’s marvellous Museum of Making. On Saturday 22nd February, I’ll be joining a panel discussing Bringing the Supernatural into the Modern Day, as well as running a creative writing workshop about Seeing Ghosts and taking part in the Mass Signing. I’m also … Read more
I’d like to say a massive thank you to Jonathan Wilkins for his incredibly kind review of The Therapist’s Daughter over at Everybody’s Reviewing. I’ve included the full review below (and while I’m here, huge thanks to everyone else who has shared their thoughts on Amazon too). My usual thriller and mystery oeuvre is Nordic … Read more
It’s festive plug time, so if you like your gifts and stockings dark, you could consider… The Therapist’s Daughter With the wintry woods closing in, much of The Therapist’s Daughter unravels during the Christmas when Caitlin Shaw’s past and present violently collide. There may be blood among the tinsel, strange footprints in the snow… “Serving … Read more
If Halloween wasn’t already fabulous enough, I have two new short stories out! As a massive fan of Nightjar Press, I’m over the moon that my story, The Grandchildren, has been published as one of their beautiful chapbook singles. If you’re not familiar with Nightjar, you should be. It’s a total honour to be part … Read more
(Ding-dong! Ding-dong!) And as I curl up with some fabulous horror by Paul Tremblay, Mariana Enriquez, as well as some classic Shirley Jackson and my annual rereading of The Monkey’s paw, it’s time to remind you that my haunted house mystery, We Wait, is available to devour for only 99p. Or if you prefer a … Read more
Incredibly excited that Short Story Success and Thrills and Chills are due to be returning to Nottingham Trent University’s City campus as evening courses. Short Story Success is due to begin on November 5th and Thrills and Chills: Writing Crime, Suspense and Horror will be creeping up in January. I’m also delighted to be back … Read more
I can’t believe that it’s been over a month since The Therapist’s Daughter was published. My head has been spinning and I’m still racing to catch up with myself. I’m an incredibly lucky author with so much to be grateful fo So I just wanted to say a few massive THANK YOUs… To Bloodhound Books, … Read more