For many people, especially in England, where I now live, Halloween is just another commercial…
In March 2016 I’d just finished writing the first draft of The Familiars. With an…
For me inspiration for a story always arrives at a very specific moment when I…
There’s something timeless about a good romantic comedy – they cheer us when we’re down,…
Forget one metre. Henry VIII’s idea of social distancing was seven miles. When he married…
One time I was asked during an interview whether it really rained in Mexico City…
From the beginning, I knew I wanted there to be a deck of tarot-esque cards…
We are leaving the farm, leaving two daughters behind, to volunteer in Africa. For three…
A good thriller makes a reader feel tense, anxious, and perhaps afraid. The thrills may…
The Sisters Grimm was born with my daughter. I’d never directly approached writing or re-writing…
It can all get a bit much, can’t it, modern life – technology, politicians, the…
Writing is a strangely solitary affair, sitting for hours at a desk tapping out words…