In Which I Appear on Social Media

You can now find me on Goodreads! To the surprise of certain of my connections who never thought to see me on social media (and who clearly don’t use Ravelry).

Should you wish to know what I am reading/have read, and on occasion, what I thought of it, pop along to my page and have a rummage.


Full disclosure: I have read more than 48 books in my lifetime. (Surprise!) But one cannot spend all day marking books as read, particularly when one does not remember them in intimate detail. Work in progress, although I don’t think I will bore you all by recording absolutely every book I read, or even every re-read. Too much admin, as a friend of mine wisely says.

If you are a Goodreads user yourself, feel free to make a connection. You can also ask me questions about my work and life as a writer, but then, you’ve always been able to do that here, too.

And yes, I have read Restoration Day, but I haven’t marked it as read, thus avoiding any embarrassment contingent on being asked for my candid opinion of it.

Restoration Day is on Sale!

Guess what? This is the week of the Smashwords Read An E-book Week sale, and consequently Restoration Day is on sale for half price.

That’s $2.25 for Kiwis and Aussies, $1.50 for Americans, $2.00 for Canadians and £1.25 for those wielding pounds sterling. Excellent value for hours of reading enjoyment! Slow reader? Better value for money!

Click here for more information, a free 20% sample, or to snap a copy up. Multiple formats available to suit the pickiest of digital devices.

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To YA or Not to YA, That is the Question

After much deep and profound brain things inside my head, as King Julien would say, I have come to the conclusion that what I really need here is your opinions. As many of them as possible, in fact, although ideally not more than one each. (Unless you can support them with reference to the text, as my first-year Shakespeare lecturer would say.)

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The brain-thing which is currently circulating inside my head is this question: what constitutes a Young Adult novel? More specifically, was I mistaken in not classifying Restoration Day as a YA novel?

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