At the very beginning of writing ‘All the Winding World’, I knew there would be maritime elements in the story. So I popped down to my old University town, Southampton. …
Waiting for ‘All the Winding World’
As I write this, 500 copies of my second novel are in transit, due to arrive at my house on a pallet sometime tomorrow. I think this must feel a …
Poetic Encounters #1 – A guest post by Andrew Howe – Visual Artist
Since the start of the year, I’ve been collaborating with visual artist Andrew Howe, as part of the Encounters Exhibition at the Visual Arts Network Gallery in Shrewsbury, which opened on …
Rural Women – Past, Present and Future
Rural women – not a topic you see up for debate or discussion very often. But I believe rural women deserve more attention, and that they have been both under-estimated …
Travelling in Time and Place
I am spending a lot of time in the late 13th century at the moment, editing All the Winding World, the sequel to The Errant Hours. The story involves quite …
2017 – The hours gone but not forgotten
I felt rather muddle-headed over the Christmas holidays. I expect I’m not alone! After all, t’is the season to be busy – at least that is how it is in …
Marrying a Murderer – The Errant Hours 2
The University of Surrey Blog supported by the Leverhulme Trust –Women’s Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon has kindly asked me to contribute another guest post. I took the opportunity to …
Dundee University Review of the Arts – ‘Flocks of Words’
The excellent DURA have posted a review of ‘Flocks of Words’. I am absolutely delighted by this beautifully written and thoughtful exploration of my poetry collection. I feel very well …
The Errant Hours 1: Martyrs and Motherhood
This post was originally commissioned by the University of Surrey for their Blog – Women’s Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon An International Network Funded by the Leverhulme Trust Image from …
Review of ‘Flocks of Words’ – The Book
I’m very grateful to Pat Edwards (website mashup arts ), organiser of Verbatim Poetry on the Welsh Border, for reading and reviewing my new collection – Flocks of Words. It’s a strange …