Although I already had some idea of the story I wanted to tell, walking my muse (otherwise known as Artoo) along this beach during the out of season months solidified my ideas. The area lends itself perfectly to the confines of Jo's amnesia and her emerging desire to learn what's lurking in her past. The cliffs in this photo and the gardens above them play a pivotal role.

​The award ceremony takes place on 16th July. Good luck to all the shortlisted novels and their authors.

I'm so excited that SMALL FORGOTTEN MOMENTS will be available from 7 June as a hardback.

Jessica Bell at Vine Leaves Press has designed this stunning new cover for it, which is also the new cover for the Kindle version. Every time I look at it I see something new.

The pre-order link for Amazon UK is available now, and others will be added in due course. (I just couldn't wait any longer to share the news!)

To pre-order, just click here!

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My first book, my novella Cat & The Dreamer, was published 10 years ago, and it was definitely at that point I considered myself an author rather than a writer. I'd had several short stories published and prize-won, but I was a writer - I thought I always would be. And then this novella was suddenly available for people to buy and review.

I wish I knew then what I know now about publishing and marketing. I wish the options and opportunities had existed then, or at least that I'd know about them. I wish a lot of things for this book, but ultimately, I'm as much in love with this story as I ever was.