In association with NetGalley — Many thanks to both NetGalley and to Random House UK/Transworld Publishers/Bantam Press for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of Listen to Me. This novel is Book 13 in the Rizzoli & Isles series, as once again Detective Jane Rizzoli and forensic pathologist Maura Isles team up to solve…

In association with NetGalley — Many thanks to both NetGalley and to Pen & Sword for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of Pirate Queens: the lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Pirates have always been close to my heart, and I do love to read books about them — fiction and non-fiction…

In association with NetGalley. — Many thanks to NetGalley and to Random House UK for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of The Stories of my Life. From the moment I knew that this book was coming out, I wanted it. Therefore, I was delighted when I was approved to write a review. The Stories of…

writing prompts for fiction and non-fiction, 30 March 2022 — Wednesday Writing Prompts are back, but renamed simply Writing Prompts. This is so I don’t feel obliged to do one every week, especially when I’m snowed under doing other, paying work. Six months away Personally, I try to work roughly 6 months ahead because the majority of my writing markets are quick to…

writing prompts for fiction and non-fiction, 23 March 2022 — Wednesday Writing Prompts are back, but renamed simply Writing Prompts. This is so I don’t feel obliged to do one every week, especially when I’m snowed under doing other, paying work. Six months away Personally, I try to work roughly 6 months ahead because the majority of my writing markets are quick to…

using my date work, I discovered an anniversary that piqued my interest enough to write a short story — Each month I do what I call date work. This is where I brainstorm upcoming dates, usually around 6 months ahead, in order to come up with initial ideas for short stories or articles. And even books. I stumbled upon the actual Phoenix Lights in July 2021, when I was…

hop along to my website where you can keep up with books I’m writing as I go along — I’m currently writing the fourth book in my Diary of… series. Diary of a Tiger is a year in the life of a fearless writer. The other three books are: Diary of a Scaredy Cat: a year in the life of a frightened writer Diary of a Pussycat: a year…