Telling stories is one of the most effective means that people have to influence, teach, and inspire each other. For me though, the most...

Thankful as I am to say goodbye to 2020, it contained some great stuff for me. I published my first novel, I wrote my first business...

The first line in a novel is critically important. If you grab a reader with it then you capture their interest and hopefully more time...

The problem with heroes is that sometimes they are just too good to be true. When I was writing Daniel Grant in Keeping Secrets, I...

I have been a fan of Dan Brown for a decade or more. I love the descriptions in Da Vinci Code, I love his ability to keep me turning the...

Writer’s block is the affliction of authors unable to proceed with writing, or struggling to write something new. I have heard about it...

Two years ago I took a bold (some might say reckless) decision. I closed my business consultancy, sold our house and moved to Hoar Cross...