Tag: Passage

Grief…

October 2, 2020

I don’t often read reviews.

Not just for my own books but for anyone’s really. It’s a personal foible.

But for some unknown reason the other day, I had a look to see what folk might have to say about Passage, the book that was my first foray into writing contemporary fiction.

One reviewer commented that “She (Annie) just seems to be adrift from beginning to end… Throughout the book, readers truly want to see Annie find a love again to fill the ache in her heart. Or at least peace within her soul…”

 I thought to myself that this reviewer doesn’t know grief, or if she/he does, then she/he should realise that grief affects everyone in different ways. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. For some, it can dominate their whole life.

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Critical comment…

August 13, 2019

I rarely mention reviews for any of my books. One writes the story and then kisses it on the forehead before tipping it out of the nest and that’s it. (Yes, metaphor mix-up there!)

But Passage was a step way out of my comfort-zone.

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Truth and fiction…

June 30, 2019

Inevitably, with contemporary fiction, parallels are drawn between the circumstances in the novel and an author’s own life.

Cathy Kelly, one of the world’s most successful women’s fiction writers, (and who very kindly wrote a superb endorsement for Passage) said: ‘Everyone assumes that if you write contemporary fiction, it is about yourself…’

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96 hours to publication!

June 24, 2019

Yup.

Ninety six hours – if you live in the southern hemisphere. Twenty four hours longer if you’re in the wonderful summery northern hemisphere.

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Fabulous endorsement…

June 13, 2019

I was honoured to receive a tremendous endorsement for Passage this week from the highly successful, best-selling international writer Cathy Kelly, doyen of contemporary women’s fiction.

 “What a beautiful book about loss and grief and learning to live again…”

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Want to read a newsletter?

May 29, 2019

This post is a longer one than normal. Rather like a newsletter, if you like.

So pull up a chair, make a cuppa and grab that piece of chocolate cake.

Let’s go!

Passage’s launch approaches fast.

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High End?

May 22, 2019

Remember the first time you watched a James Bond movie, then the second and third times and you began to realise that he liked Aston Martins. He also like a Vodka Martini ‘shaken not stirred’. He also drank anything from Bolly to La Fitte and liked a million other brands.

And there’s the crux of it – brands.

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Moving forward…

April 27, 2019

I’m in a kind of hiatus currently. In between edits of Passage and moving on to a collaborative novel between myself and highly popular and successful hybrid author, Simon Turney. But more about that shortly.

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What do my characters look like?

April 13, 2019

I’m well known for scanning the internet for interesting faces for my novels. I then scour that face for expression and detail.

If it’s an actor, I’ll seek out a couple of Youtube clips/movies/TV appearances and watch their movement, the way they express themselves, the way they vocalise.

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