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Imagination is Limitless
Alan Moore and Brian Catling on Imagination – Review of How To Academy event, 17th
Rockaway is Out
The third book in my dystopian the Rockstar Ending series, Rockaway is published at last!
2021: Reasons to be Thankful
I have loads to be grateful for this year. At a time when many are
Rockaway revealed – out next month!
Sometimes I think I only wrote the Rockstar Ending series as an excuse to commission
Down at the local author fair
I’m not sure which looks more scary – me or my book covers! My local council
Signed books for Christmas
Here’s a thought-provoking present for the reader in your life. Highly original, macabre and very
Speaking to students at Durham University
It was great fun to be invited to speak to students at Durham University about
I’m Jumping for Joy!
Do you think they might ban me? I just celebrated seeing the cover design for
Could Margaret Atwood feel like me?
I thought someone had stolen one of my fictional ideas! But then I realised I
FREE@LAST TV options ‘ROCKSTAR ENDING’ for TV series
I am ecstatic to announce that Free@Last TV, the production company behind ‘Agatha Raisin’, has
Reviews: Do you believe them?
On a recent journey I was reminded how I had lost all faith in Trip
Memory of a Free Festival
Here I am reading from the Rockstar Ending series at the annual festival that takes
On the graveyard shift
Whether or not you believe angels exist as supernatural beings, you can’t argue that –
The thrill of unboxing
Even though I have been a published author for almost 18 months now, opening that
Inspired by this London skyscape
Where a maze of derelict warehouses and old cranes once testified to Britain’s decline, glass
You are an artist
When I met Tracy Brabin MP, who has recently been elected Mayor of West Yorkshire,
Dancing with Drones
Everyone wanted to talk about the drones. It was the last thing I had expected. Four
Sneak peak – Rockaway pinball fun
My middle-aged heroine Lexi has had such a tough time in the last two books
First time in the window!
What does success look like for you? I hit another milestone this week when a
Spot’s Rampage: We need to imagine the unimaginable
Why art is important. A group of artists, MSCHF, has created Spot’s Rampage. It is an
Memoir
Homespun Wisdom podcast interview
It was great fun to record my first author audio interview with friendly local podcasters Sarah Sharman and Daniel Confino a few weeks ago. Homespun Wisdom: Talks with my Neighbour began life as a lockdown project between neighbours and has blossomed into a library of lovely listening. They cover all manner of topics from the trivial to the macabre, which
David Bowie’s prescient Internet prediction
You may have seen this David Bowie interview before. I’ve been drawn to it again and again. It’s been on my mind this week as 10th January is the anniversary of his death. I don’t think we’ve even seen the tip of the iceberg. I think the potential for what the internet is going to do to society, both good and bad,
