This time last year, I was all excited when my publishers, Book Republic, sent me this cover.   A year later, same book, same cover designer, different cover.  And different publisher…me. Follow me over the next few week, as I document The Pink Cage’s journey back to life.    

I’ve a confession to make. As a character-driven writer, I’ve tended to see plot as a one-dimensional device. As I’ve said before, it’s the match that lights the flame of story. But beyond that, it never occurred to me to pay attention to it. Recently though, when I was preparing notes for creative writing workshops, […]

Author Jonathan Franzen said anyone with an Internet connection can’t be writing good fiction. So what am I doing here?

This week, I’m honoured to be part of a blog tour for a unique book, The 10K Record by Christopher Healy, which will be launched on Saturday, May 5th. It’s a tale about a 10K dive in the murky waters of Lough Derg. Christopher Healy is a scuba-diving supremo with his own diving school in […]