Okay… so I was going to write about how I didn’t win the RNA prize today (it went to the very lovely Freya North) and how hard it was to […] Read More

Okay… I was drawn in by the fact that Bertelsmann, my German publishers, had given Silver Bay a new title (“The Sky Is So Close”). So I HAD to see […] Read More

Here at Moyes Towers we are digging out matching shoes and handbags as I write … Silver Bay has been longlisted for the RNA 2008 Romantic Novel Of The Year. […] Read More

… I cannot resist this statement, put out to mark the end of Chantelle and Preston’s 10 month marriage. “We hope we can always remain friends and still love each […] Read More

So… him indoors is dead jealous. He’s just discovered I’ve got my very own wikipedia page . I’ve resisted the temptation to edit me – even though Wikipedia has mysteriously […] Read More

It’s ten days now since we picked up six rescue hens from the Battery Hen Welfare Trust’s Essex wing. Our old girls were six years old, geriatric in poultry terms, […] Read More

It’s not uncommon for writers to approach other writers for “blurbs” for the covers of their books. We all need them – and when we ask, we’re really hoping not […] Read More

So I’ve been wondering: what is the technical term for authors who are “between contracts?”. If you are an actor between jobs you are resting. Such a lovely term. The […] Read More

To Norwich, last week, to the Gothic splendour of Dunston Hall, to speak at the Spring Jarrold literary lunch. I was stepping in at the last moment for Penny Vincenzi, […] Read More

A few weeks ago I was asked to judge a poetry competition in my home town. It’s harder than it sounds, especially when you are handed no less than four […] Read More