Author of the Allensbury Mysteries

Category Writing

What does International Literacy Day mean to me?

As a voracious reader and writer, literacy has always been a huge part of my life. I’ve loved books and reading for as long as I can remember. Joining the ranks of published writers is simply a dream come true…. Continue Reading →

Launch day – A Deadly Truth is here!

The countdown is over and it’s finally here – A Deadly Truth, the long-awaited second book in the Allensbury Mysteries series, launches today. Thank you to everyone who bought and read (and hopefully enjoyed) Dan’s first outing – A Deadly… Continue Reading →

Happy Alice’s Day

I don’t normally do book reviews, but as it’s Alice’s Day today – a celebration of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, I felt I couldn’t let it pass without saying a few words about Lewis Carroll’s fantastic book. When I found… Continue Reading →

Coming soon…A Deadly Truth

It’s been a long time coming, but I can finally reveal the cover and blurb of my second novel, A Deadly Truth. Intrepid news reporter Dan Sullivan is back with a new mystery to solve. He’s ably aided and abetted… Continue Reading →

Planning: the danger of too much

I wrote confidently earlier in the year that I was certain that because I’d carefully plotted and planned my third book then it made the process smoother and had created a better book. How wrong I was. Because I’d known… Continue Reading →

What does it mean for me to be an indie author?

I love being an indie author. Some people may look down on books that aren’t ‘traditionally published’, but I think that it’s fair to say we’ve moved on a long way from just self-publishing. Self-publishing used to have a reputation… Continue Reading →

Keep up the kindness

Mental Health Awareness Week is drawing to a close and I’m left wondering how quickly this year’s message – be kind – will be forgotten. There are some lovely lockdown stories about people fetching food for elderly neighbours, leaving free… Continue Reading →

How to cope in a crazy crisis

We’re into week four of the Coronavirus lockdown (I think) and I think it’s fair to say that it’s a very, very strange time. I don’t know about you, but I’ve completely lost track of the day and the date!… Continue Reading →

What skills do you need to be a writer?

No writer emerges fully formed. It’s that simple. When a writer publishes their first book, it’s rarely actually their first completed work. Instead it will be the product of many, many years of false starts and learning from them. Most… Continue Reading →

The power of radio drama

There’s something wonderful and powerful about radio plays. It’s a very intimate way to hear a story performed and I’m not sure whether it’s that intimacy or the creativity that comes with this medium that most appeals to me. A… Continue Reading →

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