Forget one metre. Henry VIII’s idea of social distancing was seven miles. When he married his fifth wife, Katheryn Howard, in the hot, dry summer of 1540, there... Read More...
One time I was asked during an interview whether it really rained in Mexico City as much as I said it did in one of my novels. It does rain and in fact parts of... Read More...
From the beginning, I knew I wanted there to be a deck of tarot-esque cards in The Devouring Gray duology, and I also knew that I wanted them to be a major worl... Read More...
We are leaving the farm, leaving two daughters behind, to volunteer in Africa. For three years. One manages a weak smile, “We’ll be looking at the same moon.” B... Read More...
A good thriller makes a reader feel tense, anxious, and perhaps afraid. The thrills may accompany a mystery about character or a puzzle about motive – as in my ... Read More...
The Sisters Grimm was born with my daughter. I’d never directly approached writing or re-writing fairy tales before, but they’d always seeped unbidden into my w... Read More...
It can all get a bit much, can’t it, modern life – technology, politicians, the planet, trying to keep on keeping on with it all? Sometimes you just want to esc... Read More...
Writing is a strangely solitary affair, sitting for hours at a desk tapping out words from the voices in your head. For me, the actual writing is the easiest pa... Read More...
Readers don’t always enjoy what you write. Sounds obvious, but it bears repeating.
Once, in a pub, a drunk man approached me.
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The Sardinian summers of my childhood were about food, vast numbers of family crowding around a table heaving with freshly prepared lunches, dinners and stories... Read More...
In my novel, The Retreat, Katie Manning is a former child-star who endured a strained and exploitive relationship with her ‘stage’ mom.
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Rob Hart's first standalone novel examines our day-to-day complicity in a system that prioritises cheap consumerism, conveniences and security over people's liv... Read More...
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