When you set out on your writing journey the road ahead can be a long and difficult one. That’s why you should never walk it alone. Here are just some of the people who helped me along the way as I went from a book loving child to a professional author.

I’m delighted to welcome my latest guest on the Let’s Talk Books feature. This week it’s the turn of Jessica Redland, multi-million selling author with Boldwood Books, mother-of-hedgehogs, and expert Sprocker-wrangler! Jessica tells us all about her reading habits and why she’s so reluctant to revisit her favourite books.

The books I read during September 2025, featuring Sarah Hope, Agatha Christie, Jessica Redland, Dan Brown, LM Montgomery, and Lucy Jane Wood.

The books I read and loved in May 2025, featuring Kate Foster, Agatha Christie, Jessica Redland and Milly Johnson.

After cutting down on my evening television viewing, I managed to fit in eleven books in January. Here’s what I read!

Looking back on my eventful 2024 in photographs.

A trip to Castle Howard to see the Alice in Wonderland installation, then a visit to Stratford upon Avon, where there may have been some gift shopping involved…

I attended the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate for the first time ever. Here’s what I thought of it.

In a stressful world sometimes you have to look for the little things in your life that make you happy. Find those moments of pleasure.

Jessica Redland and I spend a rainy day at Castle Howard, where the Christmas decorations are stunning.

The ups and downs of leaving a permanent job to become a self-employed writer

Looking back on a post about writing group The Write Romantics, which was written to celebrate our fifth anniversary