The Shadow Key is a gripping gothic mystery, boasting twists and turns which undulate in perfect sympathy with the Welsh landscape they lead us into and prose as clear as a mountain spring. I was immersed from start to finish.

Thank you, Susan Stokes-Chapman  and HarvillSecker!

I will be here on Saturday, marvelling at all the women who are so much stronger, more disciplined, and more inspirational than am I. And if anyone wants to chat about Abergavenny's own strongwoman of the past, I will be very happy to oblige!

🎈It’s my Birthday🎉
To celebrate, fabtastic Firefly Press will give THREE lucky book lovers a birthday gift 📚🎁

If you’d like a chance to WIN A PROOF of my new book, retweet & follow me and Firefly. Ends midnight March 24th.

Winners picked at random next week🍀

The sounds of the sea to start the day...

⏰ Last chance to sign up for Fiction for Beginners!

The perfect course if you want to start writing your novel. Learn essential fiction writing skills on this eight-week course – with Zoom lessons from Joanna Glen and guest speaker Rebecca F. John.

curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/fiction…

I've just typed The End on the 1st draft of what I hope will become my 7th book. Why am I sharing? Because it's been a hard slog. Because I've written 60k words since January with a 1 year old, while pregnant and day job working. And because I've LOVED every single second of it!

Some much needed sunshine this morning...

Today is the day! Last chance to enter the wonderful Rhys Davies Short Story Competition!

#shortstory #fiction #writing #writing

Don't forget to enter so that I can read all your brilliant stories!

#shortstory #writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity #fiction #story #Wales

Just brilliant to see two Firefly Press titles on the list! Congratulations Leonie Lock 🐝, Janet Thomas, Cathy Faulkner 🥕DIGGING FOR VICTORY🥕 out now! and Beatrice Wallbank honoured!

Very late to post a morning walk picture, I know, but it was glorious.

The BBC National Short Story Award is open for 2024!

Deadline Monday 18 March (9am)

Prize of £15,000 for the winner

More info👇

bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…

This morning's sunrise...

A lovely glassy morning, finally, after so much rain!

I LOVED this book! Loved it! I loved Ada and her independent spirit, the wild landscapes, the poetry of the language, the sweeping atmosphere, the determination and kindness of the characters. Thank you so much Joanne Burn and Rosanna Forte for sending it to me.

Well played, winter.

#Vulcana for 99p anyone? I promise there's enough cold and sparkly lights included to make it a lovely Christmas read. I always write cold and sparkly lights!

I feel like Christmas has started now... Yay!

Finding my book in Waterstones is so gratifying, but next week I’ll get to support these superb indie bookshops:
Book-ish 📚 North Books Hay Booka Bookshop. There are still tickets available for the event in Book-ish 📚 where I’ll be chatting to the wonderful Rebecca F. John

I can't wait for this!