So, the year 2025 comes to a close. A Universal Year 9 in the world of numerology, closing the nine year cycle that begin in 2016. It has been both a quiet and eventful writing for me, with conclusions to some projects being made, to make the way for new adventures in 2026. Here comes … My Year in Writing – 2025
In a workshop I attended recently, one of the other writers shared a piece of insight into the writing process she’d learned from working with Canadian writer Michael Winter. A story, he said, has eleven drafts. No matter how long or short it is. This was an interesting for me to think about in relation … The Writer’s Diary: 2. The Eleventh Draft
It’s been a hot minute since I last posted. Travel to Sweden to see family, festivals, getting married (also in Sweden) and starting to teach at university have all pushed the Substack to the backburner for a while. Settled in at university, making progress on my third novel and polishing up my second novel, I … The Writer’s Diary: 1. Hidden Conflict
Writing less can seem like a counter-intuitive goal for a writer, yet it is something I have been thinking increasingly much about in the past few months. In December, when I submitted the manuscript for my second novel to my editor, it had seen tis way through approximately 7 drafts, with some parts probably having … My 2025 Writing Resolution
Honourable Mention in the Chapter One Prize by GutsyGreatNovelist It’s been another little while since my last post, the editing and re-writing of my second novel being the major reason why. Looking back through my posts to check when my latest update was, I realised I’d never mentioned that amidst the blog tours for Embers, … Chapter One Prize 2022
Feature – Nothing In the Rulebook This week I logged onto my twitter for the first time in a long while and found out that Embers has been included in a list of 10 debut novels to discover in 2022. This was a very welcome surprise, and a nice return to the Embers world as … Debut Books to Read in 2022
Book Review by Olivia Templetoe of the Blind Scribe, as part of the Random Things Tour hosted by Anne Cater. Happy Friday bookish people! Today is my stop on the book tour for Embers by Josephine Greenland. Thank you to Anne Cater and Random Tours for sending me a copy of this book to read … Book Review – The Blind Scribe
Embers book review by Lucy Rambles @Lucyrambles (Twitter). Part of the Random Things Blog Tour hosted by Anne Cater Embers is a dark and twisted tale that follows a brother and sister team that is desperate to find the answers to a horrific crime. Firstly, I really appreciated the bond between brother and sister being … Book Review – Lucy Rambles
Two reviews from the second day of the Embers Blog Tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Review by Cheryl of @mm_cheryl Ellen is reluctant to take a holiday and even more reluctant to take her brother Simon with her. The trip becomes a journey into the past and a forest of lies. It also becomes … Book Review – Cheryl MM and Heidiandherbooks
Day 1 of the Embers Blog Tour with Random Things Tours organised by Anne Cater. First up is a review by Pages of Eden @HaslamEden on Twitter I will admit that I don’t know if authors commonly share reviews of their books that aren’t 4 or 5 stars on their blogs or social media links, … Book Review – Pages of Eden