Next weekend (18th October) marks a huge milestone — the Romance Writing Festival is almost here! It’s been a truly eye-opening experience helping to organise an event on this scale. I’m used to running Author Events — author talks, networking evenings, and our lovely Marketplace days — but this is the first time I’ve been […]
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Celebrating Four Years, Two Launches, and One Missing Boyfriend!
This October marks a very special milestone for me — it’s four years since I became a published author, and I can’t quite believe how far that journey has taken me. It all started in October 2021 with The Perfect Daughter — the book that changed my life, taking me from a burnt-out accountant to […]
A Sneak Peek at Afternoon Tea at the Russell-Cotes Museum
This week, I treated myself (and my lovely boyfriend) to Afternoon Tea at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum — and I’m so glad I did. As part of the upcoming Romance Writing Festival on October 18th, there’ll be a special “Afternoon Tea with an Editor” event hosted right here, so I wanted to check […]
Life Between the Lines – A June Update
There’s something about June that invites a deep breath — a pause between projects, a slower rhythm, and a chance to look around at what’s growing (literally and metaphorically). After a busy spring of events, edits, and creative deadlines, I’ve had a little bit of time out as my parents have been for a visit. […]
Writing Through It – Part One: The Notebook That Saved Me
When I was a child, writing wasn’t a hobby or a creative outlet. It was a lifeline. Most weekends, my family and I would pack up and drive to my grandparents’ house. My grandmother was seriously ill, and my mother, brother, and I would spend the weekend helping my grandfather help care for her, as […]
Quiet Spaces: On Mental Health, Fiction, and Finding Myself Again
There was a time, not too long ago, when my world went quiet—not in a peaceful, contented way, but in the kind of silence that follows burnout. I had spent years in the demanding, precise world of accountancy, ticking all the boxes of a ‘successful’ life, until I realised I was completely disconnected from myself. […]