Sharing my love for Niki de Saint Phalle’s bold, brave, feminist and feminine art and how it inspired one of my writing students.

How I came to write and record a brand new song to accompany an excerpt of a radio play version of my book, Forget Me Knot. With help from my brilliant friend, Ivor.

A while back I experienced a dreadful anxiety attack during a train journey. I hope you find this blog helpful - and if you know the man on the train, I’d like his phone number, please!

A blog about how we turned a screenplay into a radio play. Have a listen to the first scene and let me know what you think.

You work hard to turn it into a story, a poem, a play or a song, so if others are interested, anything you can do to enhance their enjoyment is worth doing. Even maps.

How working on the editorial team of a women's magazine led me all the way to the hallowed corridors of the BBC...

Another new year, another resolution to tell people about my books. Once again, the ‘M’ word has reared its head. Marketing.