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A Storytelling of Ravens began with the title. I’d bought a new handbag with illustrated ravens on the front. When I opened the flap, I was delighted to see the words ‘A Storytelling of Ravens’ printed in quirky type. It was such a lyrical sentence and gorgeous collective noun, I decided that’s what I would … Continue reading How Many Ravens Are in a Storytelling? – The Ideas & Inspiration Behind A Storytelling of Ravens

Location played a big role in Emergence. Before I’d even figured out what the story was going to be about, I knew it would be based in Horden; the ex-coal-mining village on the northeast coast of England in County Durham; the place where I grew up. Edged by the cold North Sea and displaying many … Continue reading Ghosts of a Broken Old Village – The Ideas & Inspiration Behind Emergence

The gloom doesn’t fully dispatch with the light. There are too many shadows to be thwarted, no obvious source except for that of the space itself. This section of the cottage seems too disjointed. Shouldn’t belong. – The Muse I haven’t been very active on social media these past few months. I needed some time to … Continue reading Looking Ahead…

Great start to the day! Just received an amazing review for The Shadow of a Shadow 🖤 You can see the full review HERE And here’s where you can grab a copy: AMAZON * KOBO * APPLE BOOKS * BARNES & NOBLE * GOOGLE PLAY * PAPERBACK * HARDBACK

Some pics from the launch event yesterday at Hartlepool Central Hub on York Road…

It’s March! Which means, it’s the month of The Cundy! Yesterday I went on a field trip to where the book is based and took some photos. Buried deep within the dene, this water conduit (known locally as the cundy) always inspired great feelings of excitement and dread when I was a kid. Returning to … Continue reading The Cundy: 12 Days to Go…

An old photo of Little Thorpe Maternity Hospital in Easington, County Durham, which briefly featured in Emergence (and, incidentally, is where I was born): And a particularly creepy photo of the hospital from the 1940s before it was turned into a maternity hospital. At this point it was a hospital for infectious diseases, known locally as … Continue reading Fever Hospital

Hey folks, so Emergence has been out almost a month already. On it’s first day of release it climbed up to number 29 on UK Amazon’s best-sellers chart for British Horror! How cool is that? On Saturday, just gone, I hosted an event at Hartlepool Central Library. Thanks to those who turned up, I enjoyed … Continue reading Emergence: Hartlepool Central Library & Horden Field Trip