It occurs to me that this is #accidentallyvegan, too – no cream in the sauce or dairy in the dish 👍
18.3.2025 20:02It occurs to me that this is #accidentallyvegan, too – no cream in the sauce or dairy in the dish 👍Dinner for one tonight: butter beans and veg in a homemade tomato harissa sauce over baked halved sweet potatoes, with mixed leaves on the side. Looks kinda chaotic, but tasted great 😋
18.3.2025 19:58Dinner for one tonight: butter beans and veg in a homemade tomato harissa sauce over baked halved sweet potatoes, with mixed leaves on the...(I was reminded to update it by the imminent closure of Skype, and also when I recently appeared on a show and the host told me they often send their guests to the PGG. I'm glad people find it useful 😊)
16.3.2025 16:04(I was reminded to update it by the imminent closure of Skype, and also when I recently appeared on a show and the host told me they often...Did you know I maintain the Podcast Guest Guide, a step-by-step guide explaining what to do if you've been invited to appear on a podcast? I just gave it a light update – podcast hosts, feel free to send your upcoming guests to http://podcastguestguide.com at any time 🎙👍
16.3.2025 16:04Did you know I maintain the Podcast Guest Guide, a step-by-step guide explaining what to do if you've been invited to appear on a...Popped into Waterstones Leeds this afternoon to sign copies of all three Dog Sitter Detective 🐶🔍 books. Get ’em while they last 😉
15.3.2025 16:53Popped into Waterstones Leeds this afternoon to sign copies of all three Dog Sitter Detective 🐶🔍 books. Get ’em while they last 😉Sent the 4th Dog Sitter Detective book off to my beta readers yesterday. Now I sit here nervously awaiting their feedback, wondering why I put myself through this every time 😅
14.3.2025 17:46Sent the 4th Dog Sitter Detective book off to my beta readers yesterday. Now I sit here nervously awaiting their feedback, wondering why I...A few more pics, and some of our fantastic international covers:
13.3.2025 12:34A few more pics, and some of our fantastic international covers:This is the main reason I was in London earlier this week – a pre-#LBF25 Can You Solve the Murder? 🔍 tea party organised by my wonderful agent for our international publishers plus literary & TV scouts. A good time, and many cupcakes, were had by all 😉🧁
13.3.2025 12:33This is the main reason I was in London earlier this week – a pre-#LBF25 Can You Solve the Murder? 🔍 tea party organised by my...If you've been waiting for The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead 🐶🔍 in audiobook, good news! It's now on the schedule, to be published April 3rd. I hope you enjoy Gwinny's most fiendish case yet… 🧛♀️
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Dog-Sitter-Detective-Plays-Dead-Audiobook/B0DZZ56PYM
Just read and loved ‘The Clearing’ (aka ‘Blood Traces’ in some editions) by Simon Toyne. I also enjoyed the first in this series (‘Dark Objects’) but absolutely tore through this one. Great storytelling, relentless tension.
10.3.2025 21:00Just read and loved ‘The Clearing’ (aka ‘Blood Traces’ in some editions) by Simon Toyne. I also enjoyed the first in this series...Overcast morning on Hampstead Heath
10.3.2025 12:46Overcast morning on Hampstead HeathOff to London for a Can You Solve the Murder? party ahead of London Book Fair #LBF25. I foresee a whole lot of #TrainLife over the next few months…
9.3.2025 10:53Off to London for a Can You Solve the Murder? party ahead of London Book Fair #LBF25. I foresee a whole lot of #TrainLife over the next few...I am literally days away from finishing the rough draft of the fourth Dog Sitter Detective book, not that you'd know it from today's word count 😭
7.3.2025 15:38I am literally days away from finishing the rough draft of the fourth Dog Sitter Detective book, not that you'd know it from today's...Upon reflection I would quite like to live in precedented times
4.3.2025 23:28Upon reflection I would quite like to live in precedented timesThe excitement continues! 😀 Just received my advance proof of the US edition of Can You Solve the Murder? from Penguin Books, and it looks fantastic. Pre-order now, and see if YOU really can solve the murder this July… 🔍
3.3.2025 16:42The excitement continues! 😀 Just received my advance proof of the US edition of Can You Solve the Murder? from Penguin Books, and it...Got a new stick blender for Christmas, so used it to make a stock of sun-soaked tomatoes, puree, lemon juice, and water, which went in a smoked mackerel, mushroom, and spinach bulgur wheat pilaf. First class 👍
2.3.2025 21:20Got a new stick blender for Christmas, so used it to make a stock of sun-soaked tomatoes, puree, lemon juice, and water, which went in a...Current randomised desktop, from Michael Whelan's cover of Stormbringer (1980s Grafton edition, I think they were DAW in the US?). Whelan painted the definitive Elric, imo.
28.2.2025 18:52Current randomised desktop, from Michael Whelan's cover of Stormbringer (1980s Grafton edition, I think they were DAW in the US?)....(I’ve had some interesting conversations with other authors about typing THE END when finishing a manuscript. Some find it pointless and don’t bother. But for me it’s a reward, a tiny way to celebrate months of hard work)
27.2.2025 15:23(I’ve had some interesting conversations with other authors about typing THE END when finishing a manuscript. Some find it pointless and...Zero draft of the 4th Dog Sitter Detective 🐶🔍 book finished at last! Still lots of work to be done before it goes off to beta readers, but at least I got to type THE END in time for my self-imposed deadline 😅
27.2.2025 15:10Zero draft of the 4th Dog Sitter Detective 🐶🔍 book finished at last! Still lots of work to be done before it goes off to beta readers,...So exciting! Just got the advance proof of Can You Solve the Murder? from Transworld – soon on its way to reviewers, bloggers, and bookstores too. Become the detective in a ‘choose-your-own-story’ interactive murder mystery – can you crack the case? 🔍
26.2.2025 11:27So exciting! Just got the advance proof of Can You Solve the Murder? from Transworld – soon on its way to reviewers, bloggers, and...