I SO enjoyed chairing #WritingHome at North Tyneside Libraries tonight. Thanks to William PRINCE @ooblet and Danielle Ramsay 🖋 t-shirt from Five Leaves Bookshop

Me when an author emails me a manuscript saved as ‘FINAL draft’

I'm not a published author yet (fingers firmly crossed) and I saw the funny side Juliet. An experienced eye and sound judgement is often what is needed to complete a piece of work. x.com/mushenska/stat…

Christopher Chope, resolutely supporting perverts everywhere. x.com/trewisms/statu…

At the Old Low Lights North Shields for the launch of Sister Hood.

Pop quiz! When writers finish a draft, do they: A. Immediately begin drafting their next book B. Catch up on marketing activities C. Fall down a social media hole & never return D. Organize their books by spine color E. HAHAHA TRICK QUESTION DRAFTS ARE NEVER FINISHED

Warkworth my favourite castle. You have to love Northumberland; everywhere you look there seems to be a big pile of stones with historic significance.

Interesting and exciting red from Durham.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-en…

New interactive death map breathes life into medieval London theguardian.com/science/2018/n…