Happy New Year. I hope you’ve all had a great festive season. Did you have a good 2025? Like most of us, I was having a look back over the last twelve months to see if I’d actually managed to accomplish any of my goals! For me, the dream remains to be a bestselling author. […]
As an indie author in the early stages of their career I’m a long way from being a household name (except in my own). One way I’m raising my profile is at artisan markets. Meeting lots of lovely book lovers and chatting about my little slices of sunshine with secrets is wonderful. I’m always incredibly
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The fantastic Cleveland Way passes through pretty Sandsend village and marching northwards it clings close to the coast as it follows a disused railway line. You pass by a moon-like landscape of alum deposits and then up an almost vertical flight of stairs. While catching your breath enjoy sweeping views across the North Sea. I’ve walked
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For more years than we’d care to admit a 31-mile section of the 109-mile Cleveland Way taunted us. It was high time to get our walking boots on and complete the Cleveland Way National Trail. Why had it taken so long to do it? Simple. Logistics. However, at the start of July it all came
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On Saturday 26th July two of us from OOBE Ltd will be tackling the South Tyne Trail Charity challenge. This will see us yomping along the South Tyne Trail to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise – a fantastic charity that helps hundreds of great causes across the UK. The South Tyne Trail is
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The explosive finale to the Apokeri Bay Trilogy is revealed. May I present Chosen Lies: Can one Greek summer rewrite the past? What do you think? A massive thank you to Wigwam Studios for once more capturing my vision and transforming it into this stunning front cover. I absolutely love the setting sun behind Tharesseti. If
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Saturday 17th May dawned fair and it was off to Newcastle Writing Conference in The Common Room , Neville Hall. Clutching our tote bags and lanyards (handily with our names and booked sessions included) plenty of us were taking the time to improve our writing craft. The Man From Kilmarnock Did Good In a packed
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I’m thrilled to announce that my second contemporary fiction novel, Saving Elora, is shortlisted in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Adult Fiction category. What are The Wishing Shelf Book Awards? The Wishing Shelf Book Awards were set up by UK-based children’s author Bill Bob Buttons (real name is Edward Trayer). They offer independently published authors
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For those of you who’ve enjoyed Apokeri Bay, you may recall the spiky Aphrodite Café chef who gives Anna a hard time. Agnes also makes a few cameo appearances in Saving Elora and one scene perfectly captures her no-nonsense personality and was incredible fun to write. Take the plunge with Agnes Karapetsa is All at Sea
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In May 2024 I exclusively published Saving Elora on Amazon so I could enter the UK Kindle Storyteller Award competition. A massive thanks to all of you who bought and reviews my Apokeri Bay sequel but on my first attempt I didn’t make it through as a finalist. However, find out how Saving Elora has
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