Looking forward to being part of the Darlington Arts Festival line-up in May!

The literary events line-up has now been announced. Details at:…

As you may know from my previous blogs, I am putting the final touches to the latest DCI Jack Harris novel. I am analysing each line to make sure that every word is doing a job and much of that process is focusing on dialogue.

I talk to many writers who say: ‘I can write but I…

The DCI Jack Harris crime novel Dead Hill (Book Folks) is up to 57 reviews on Amazon now - you can see what the readers thought of it at…

As the Crime Writers’ Association Libraries Champion in Scotland, I often find myself reminding people that libraries are about so much more than books. And one of the most important elements of the…

Writers! Fancy writing in a house on a hill? Looking to learn more about how writers draw inspiration from their surroundings? Like to find a peaceful corner of a garden to write? And all with home-cooked meals?  

Then a weekend course near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland is for you or your writing…

Delighted to say the DCI Blizzard crime novel The Secrets Man is at number thirty three in the…