Across the Silent Sea – review
This review gave me goosebumps. To create out of ideas a world which lives in another’s mind gives such satisfaction. I will treasure this and I feel incredibly grateful for both the time and generosity to review my work. ‘‘The novel explores, on multiple levels, themes of pain, addiction, relationships, loss, language and change. It […]
Read more of Across the Silent Sea – review...Wirdsmit – Orkney young writers
On Saturday I facilitated another young persons workshop for Wirdsmit. It was a frisky day with freezing wind from the north and hailstones gathering in the gutter. The miles dropped off the electric car quickly as I drove to Stromness, but there would be a tail wind back. Our theme was ‘The Hidden Horror’ and […]
Read more of Wirdsmit – Orkney young writers...Guesting on Cal Flyn’s writers’ blog
A couple of weeks ago Cal Flyn generously invited me to be on her writers’ blog for Stromness Books and Prints. Stromness Books and Prints is a unique bookshop that is stacked from floor to ceiling with excellent publications. See the photo below – yes, it is packed with books. I warn you, this is […]
Read more of Guesting on Cal Flyn’s writers’ blog...Scotland’s Indie Book festival
It was a long but good day on Saturday – I was up at 5.00 to catch the Pentalina from St Margaret’s Hope to Gills Bay then drove down to Helmsdale for the book festival. It was a simply stunning morning, calm and rare. Scotland’s Indie Book Festival celebrated local authors of all ages and […]
Read more of Scotland’s Indie Book festival...Across the Silent Sea – finding my voice
Hurrah! The book has been launched with tea and scones. It was a sultry afternoon, but folk fought through the humid Orcadian air and assembled in the MacGillivray Room to listen to some readings from Across the Silent Sea. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Sara Bailey who hosted the even for asking […]
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