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Blog postFirstly, thank you to Laura Laakso and Louise Walters Books for providing an ARC of Echo Murder and apologies for the delayed review – it’s high time I published this (also on GoodReads) In common with Fallible Justice, Echo Murder is a very enjoyable and gripping read. The book is the second instalment in the Wilde Investigations series and hence builds upon the uniquely magical vision of London established in Fallible Justice and retraces Yannia and Karrion’s working lives as private invest
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Blog postPaver has done it again. I couldn’t resist it. Shortly after finishing Dark Matter (see below article), I went straight to Waterstones and got a copy of Michelle Paver’s other ghost tale – Thin Air. In terms of prose and style, this story could be described as Dark Matter‘s twin. Profound, engaging and intriguing, Thin Air’s (ominous) themes begin even on the first page, where Himalayan challenge is greeted by the seemingly polite yet subtly rude soiree politics in col
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Blog postI’m already tired… and my impression is everyone else is as well. It’s the 12th January 2019 – a Saturday after the year’s first full week of work. But it’s not work, it’s the headlines – Brexit remains hot gossip. So with what remains of my waking hours, after I’ve clocked-out into the London twilight, I seem to spend most of my time either writing or reading.
This week, on my way home on Wednesday night, I picked up a wonderfully curious novel at London Bridge that -
Blog postBack so soon… another blog post within a week. We have reached a wonderful time of the year. It’s that blissful twilight period after Christmas; the remains of the Christmas Pudding are in the freezer where they belong and the dry cleaners are polishing the glad-rags for New Year’s Eve. And being off work until January, the 28th December seemed like a good day to look back on some of the delicious wine drank over the past week.
“The Butterfly Effect” is a delightful -
Blog postIt’s been a few months since I posted here… another year has nearly passed and the world is already calling time on 2018. I stand in a minority but Winter and Autumn are my favourite seasons. The world has had its work for another year and deserves its rest. Between the mistletoe and mince pies … Continue reading Turning over a New Leaf and Leafing through a New Book →
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Blog postKeep it short. Get to the point. Avoid long words. It probably seems like some kind of intelligent torture for most writers. Words give vitality and essential meaning to our work. Everyone uses them in different styles and ways. Yet, we hear it often. The importance of brevity. No-one is safe, least of all authors – a terse style is something to be celebrated.
But it can be a cardinal criticism for anyone who thrives on the lines they wr -
Blog postIt’s that time of year again. A sense of relief can be found in it no longer being January. But a sense of foreboding can be felt in the year that lies ahead. Looking back to January, most of us have probably (gladly) forgotten and relinquished our resolutions for 2018.
Things that would supposedly improve us. Things that would apparently make us happy and bring more enjoyment to our lives. It seems enjoyment and fun are rather like laughter – a serious semblance of science and psycho -
Blog postA topic that has continued to interest me over the past week or so is the relation between writers and their wellness. Authors and indeed anyone else in the publishing profession are unlikely to be a stranger to the unique challenges the vocation can pose to health and well-being – the risks and preventative measures are well-rehearsed for all of us.
Within the legal profession (the other day job!), these warnings are also manifold and manifest – holistic wellness, robust r -
Blog postInteresting read for writers needing beginning-of-month inspiration – http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-reasons-writing-a-book-makes-you-a-badass
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