The Syndicate S-Z

S is for Syndicate . . . of course. But it’s also for . . . Scar. The unsightly legacy from a bomb blast, it covers half of Kavanagh’s face and is a metaphor for the significant scarring within. T is for Tyneham. Cannot emphasise too strongly how affected I was by my...

First reading of The Syndicate!

First reading of The Syndicate! Hi! My 4th novel, The Syndicate, is due to be published on July 9th. Normally I’d be planning to visit reading groups in person but for obvious reasons that’s not possible at the moment. Maybe this short extract from the book will make...
What they didn’t tell me

What they didn’t tell me

Here’s another blog I wrote for the blog tour about becoming an author, reproduced in full with the kind permission of the very lovely Jo from Life Of Crime. Do visit Jo’s site. What I didn’t know about becoming an author OK. So this is how I saw it...
Agent… or go it alone?

Agent… or go it alone?

OK. You’ve written a novel. Your wall is still covered with post-its because it feels like sacrilege to take them down and your notice board has more holes than a second-hand dartboard, but you now have a product you feel you’re ready to send off. You...