Writing can be a lonely calling. I, for one, prefer a quiet room with no distractions if I’m to get a couple of thousand words further into my current novel. I do admire those who can write in busy coffee shops or on trains and planes, but it’s not...

Was fortunate enough this week to meet up with a work colleague whose writing journey is at a similar stage to my own. Like me, he has one published book out there, and like me he is part way through a second. It was great to chat with someone...

This week I received a selection of cover designs from my publisher for my debut novel The Impossible Last Request. So far, our relationship has mainly been the to and fro of manuscript edits and recommended rewrites – all of it designed to make the book stronger – but...