

Announcing the arrival of Keeper of the Way: Crossing the Line Book One
It is with great pleasure that I announce that my new novel, Keeper of the Way, is nearly here! The cover was revealed last week and the...
Feb 19, 2018


Heritage in a nutshell. A stroll around Sydney: Part 1 St Andrews, Town Hall & the Queen Victori
There are various ways to undertake a heritage walk of your home city. One of mine has been to print out copies of old maps (Doves Maps...
Jan 14, 2018


Sisters in Antiquity - Sheela na Gig & Baubo
It seems that Sheila na Gig and Baubo share a growing number of connecting dots. As female figures, historians are not quite sure if they...
Dec 16, 2017


Mr F Bevill and his Magic Lantern
One of the things I love about writing is the research and one of the things I love about researching is discovering new nuggets of...
Nov 5, 2017


Book Review: Cassandra by Kathryn Gossow
Catching up on my reading and reviewing, I'm currently reading The Awakening by Kate Chopin, but I recently read Cassandra by Kathryn...
Oct 2, 2017


Book review: Goblin by Ever Dundas
Goblin - Ever Dundas Published by: Freight Books 'The Second World War wasn't that long ago, Ben.' 'It feels it. It sure feels it.' 'Can...
Sep 6, 2017


Three things: a writer's journey
When I was asked to talk about the writer’s journey at the Writers Unleashed Festival, I was in a bit of a conundrum: where to start, how...
Aug 20, 2017


Let me introduce you too...
In May 2015, I sat down in an Edinburgh pub with a fresh notebook and a pen, and started my third novel. With a nod to future history, I...
Aug 13, 2017


I love writing weekends!
Not long ago I had a solid three days of writing and am now approximately half way through my manuscript. I say approximately, because...
Apr 3, 2017


Next stop on the Secrets We Keep blog tour....
I love catching up with other writers and having a good chat about the writing life, their novels, and some of their inspirations....
Feb 18, 2017