The BBC have recently started to repeat the excellent Inspector Lynley Mysteries, penned by the fabulous Elizabeth George. You can read last year's interview published in The Writer Magazine, here:

I was very surprised when I first discovered that Ms. George is an American. I would have sworn that the… Continue

Here are some of the things that really get up my nose!



10. People who once knew me but now stick their noses in the air and walk by as if they never did!



9. Shop assistants who prefer to talk to one another whilst ignoring the customer.



8. Repeated lateness. Why is someone else's time more important than my own?



7. Mobile phones. Okay, I have one but I'm not on it all day long! And why is it when I… Continue

It wasn't until I received my first pay cheque that I actually said: "Now I'm a real writer!" The cheque was for an article I had published on an American website a few years ago.



How wrong I was.



I have been paid for my writing quite a few times since then, not just for my novels but for articles in magazines too. Yet, I always was a writer -- even if I didn't call myself one.



The first person who put any value… Continue

Spring is on the way, supposedly, although I’ve just heard the weather forecast here in the UK and the weathermen are talking about icy showers and maybe even snow! I haven’t seen any new born lambs as yet, but I think our local farmer has them on high ground at the moment – so maybe we’ll get to see them gambolling about in the fields pretty soon.



I had a great weekend with family. We went out for a huge family meal and celebrated… Continue