It’s the season of love and romance so what better time to celebrate words and books that deal with relationships of a romantic nature....

It’s that time of year again, when Scots the world over celebrate the memory of our national bard, Robert Burns, on 25th January. Famous...

Happy New Year! Wishing you joy, health and peace as we step onto the pathway of another year. I’m sure many writers will be setting out...

Another year is nearly over and possibly, like me, you haven’t achieved all you intended. I’ve given up making resolutions and just keep...

As we approach the Winter Solstice, the sun seems to stand still for the shortest day before changing direction, although the earth...

St Andrew, one of Jesus’ apostles, became the official patron saint of Scotland in the 14th century and his special day is celebrated on...

I have been writing, and being published, for many years now but imposter syndrome and lack of faith in my own work is still often an...

As we head towards the spookiest night of the year, I’m very pleased that my little Victorian novella, The Veil Between, is now available...

Welcome to my favourite time of the year, Autumn - eventually leading into the beginning of winter! I love the months from September to...

Since I’ve neglected the blog again for a while, I’ve decided to take a proper break for the remainder of the summer and start afresh in...

We’ve been very fortunate to have travelled widely over many years as husband was a travel professional, including being a director of an...

Happy Easter and Spring Time! My little Easter gift to you is my most recent collection of short stories, Flowers for Lydia and other...

I’ve always been a prolific reader, haunting my local library from a young age, bringing home as many books as they would allow. We...

Scots the world over will soon be celebrating the birthday anniversary of our National Bard Robert Burns, born on January 25th 1759, many...

Happy New Year! Now that the Christmas festivities are over, the dawning of a new year is almost a week old, and the food, fridge and...

As we come to the end of another year, a difficult one for so many the world over, I have much to be grateful for: fairly good health,...

FREE Download At a time when so many are suffering from deprivation of one kind or another and worry about the present and future, I’m...

I'm delighted to be featured on writer Patricia M Osborne's blog today where I'm talking about my children's fiction for a change! Many...

A very warm welcome to Scottish ‘cosy crime’ author, Myra Duffy, who has kindly agreed to share the background and setting to her most...

Flash Fiction of varying lengths has become very popular over the last few years, with major competitions such as The Bridport adding the...