The second part of our Ben Bracken news comes with the announcement that my great publishers Endeavour Media have given the go-ahead for another Ben Bracken thriller, due Summer 2019. I’m absolutely delighted by this […]
Tag: writing
A new name, a new look…
Behind the scenes, the cogs have been whirring for some time on what’s coming next in my writing career, and after a great deal of discussion, I can happily report the answer to this will […]
Keep Reading, Keep Writing
A lot of the best things in life start with something simple – in this case, it was my phone ringing. It was an offer to come and work with young readers and writers in […]
Writing From Your Gut – Guest Post For Lori’s Reading Corner
Writing From Your Gut – originally published at Lori’s Reading Corner on 27th July 2017 You need to have guts to be a writer, even right from the start. When you first sit down to […]
Realising I’m a Lehane fanboy and chucking out old superlatives…
It has been pointed out to me more than a few times that I can be a bit OTT when it comes to explaining things I liked or enjoyed. A particularly good episode of The […]
Arrival, and how sometimes the little things are even more important…
I’m pretty sure that, on Friday, I saw one of my favourite sci-fi films of all time, and in no way was I prepared for it. Arrival has leap-frogged so many classic films to get […]
Dystopian futures, the youth of today and Donald Trump…
On Thursday I had a truly wonderful day running writing workshops for Year 6 pupils (10 to 11 year olds) at Croft Primary School – my old primary school. I was delighted to have been invited […]