I have always been a fan of listening to stories, as well as reading them; when my sister and I were growing up, our Mum read to us every single night - for hours! And then, after she’d finished, we listened to audiobooks (‘books on tape’, as they were called back then) until we fell asleep. So, perhaps this is why I believe that authors should try reading their own work out loud. If it’s not something you’ve ever done before, it will probably feel very strange. But, I promis

Anyone who has even glanced at this blog as they click through on their way somewhere else, will have noticed that I have two rather precious creatures in my life. I suppose this would be three if we were to count the husband, but let’s stick to those with four legs. The first (because I adopted her first, not because she is my favourite) has been affectionately nicknamed CWA, which stands for ‘Cat With Attitude.’ She could also be nicknamed ‘Cat With Mental Health Problems,’