Writing through turbulence and uncertainty

May the (creative) odds be ever in your favour...

Nov 1 • 

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October 2025

Assessing Publishing Offers

How to decide which editor and publisher is right for you

Oct 15 • 

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Hello and welcome!

Goodbye A Lens Unclouded, hello Arsenic & Cold Case!

Oct 8 • 

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Rebranding

Creating my brand, changing my handles and updating my blog

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

Two(ish) years of Substack

Or, what I should have learned by now (but probably haven't)

Sep 15 • 

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Going on Submission

How to keep your head when publishers are reading your book

Sep 1 • 

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August 2025

Two Beers and a Puppy

How to think about people differently, in life and in fiction

Aug 15 • 

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Preparation is the key to success

Or, what you need to do before submitting your novel to publishers

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

It's still reading if it's listening

Learning to love audiobooks in a world of printed prose

Jul 15 • 

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Writing (fictional) cold cases

Why I love writing about histories and mysteries

Jul 1 • 

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June 2025

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

How to edit with your agent without losing the heart of your novel

Jun 15 • 

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CrimeFest 2025

It's the end of the road for Bristol's crime fiction festival... or is it?

Jun 1 • 

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