Category: Blogs

My journey to publication – The full story I’ve never liked New Year’s resolutions. I think they’re unrealistic and silly. If I make a resolution it’s a life resolution, something I’m willing to work at forever. But back in January 2011 I was chatting with my sister and her husband about a story I’d read…

I’m so grateful to have signed with such an amazing agent, who got me an absolutely brilliant and insightful editor. It was a long, arduous journey, so to hopefully make it a little easier for other authors, here are a few things I’ve learned about querying over the years. 1. Do your research Seriously. I cannot…

Back in 2013 I read a story about a teenage girl in California who was declared brain dead after a routine tonsillectomy went wrong. There was a lot of talk at the time about the legal and moral implications. I’m not a lawyer, so I can’t weigh in on this, but I am a mother,…

Next year my first book will be published. Cue excited clapping, champagne glass-clinking and general happiness. But first let me take a step back and tell you how this journey went, because it wasn’t, by any means, a short one. It was fraught with failure, rejection and, to be perfectly honest, a lot of me…