My Favourite Writing Spot

Lore - Chapter Nine begins...

Money Spider

A little money spider visited the page I was working on this morning. Known to be lucky little guests, he was more than welcome to interrupt my writing for a few minutes :) Despite his hindrance, or because of the good fortune they are said to impart to those they meet, I surprised myself by managing to complete the first draft of chapter eight of Lore today. :)

Pen Wrestling

Sometimes it's difficult to write when you have a cat:

Sunshine

Coffee and Writing in the Garden

Promo Shot

May 13, 2022

The first advertising short for Edn™:

Chapter Six begins to take shape

Completing Chapter 5

Completing Chapter Five of Lore out in the garden :)

Started Chapter Five

8,654 words into Lore

Writing Outdoors

Raggerty and Pinoccio

Two of the scariest things from my childhood were Raggerty from Rupert Bear and the old illustrations from my 1961 edition of Pinoccio. These images stirred terrifying concepts in my young mind and have brewed in my head for decades. They now form the inspiration for the third chapter of my third novel, Lore...

Edn™ has now been published

14, April 2018

Edn™ has now been published. You can buy a copy here. Here is the finished product, alongside my first book - Crawley:

Morning Writing

Cat Love

Editing Lore...

Merman Research

I love this image of a merman. It is exactly how I envisioned the creature washed up at the start of my new novel Lore. The drawing is by Arthur Rackam and you can find more of his great artwork here.

Folklore Research

Lore - Making a start on my 3rd novel