'Tis the season to be merry and bright, but things can also be a little hectic this time of year. My idea of the perfect winter's evening is curling up with a good book (either one I'm reading or one I'm writing) but I wouldn't trade a minute of cel...

If you follow me on Instagram or visited my old blog, you may have noticed that I’m a big believer in good food. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is that writing is hard work. When you’re spending serious time creating, revision, and focusing on your w...

I became a writer through reading. Lots of reading. Excessive reading. After my bedtime by the hallway light (bad for your eyes, don’t do this), during class with a book inside my text book (bad for your grades, don’t do this either), while walking around the house and...