Dublin Dockers’ Nicknames

Dublin Dockers’ Nicknames

Recently I visited Ireland for a family wedding. Whilst there, enjoying an evening in a local pub, I was reminded of one of the inspirations behind part of my book Storms Gather Between Us – an inspiration I’d entirely forgotten about until now!

A conversation with Elizabeth Morton of A Greater World

A conversation with Elizabeth Morton of A Greater World

To mark the publication today of the new digital edition of A Greater World by Canelo, here’s an interview with the main character, Elizabeth Morton.First of all, Elizabeth, can you give us a brief introduction to yourself – who are you and where are you...
Interrogating my characters

Interrogating my characters

I published my latest novel, The Chalky Sea, this month and have promised my readers to write a sequel. As I sat down to work on the second book I found I was struggling to re-connect with my characters. One of them was a secondary character in The Chalky Sea but...

Lurking in Graveyards with Literary Intent

Finding appropriate and memorable names for characters in my novels is a fun challenge. My favourite method – as I write historical fiction – is to have a wander round a graveyard. I’ve always had a weird fascination with cemeteries. I haunted Père Lachaise when I...
Being Uprooted

Being Uprooted

It was only after I’d finished the first draft of my second novel that I realised it had something in common with the first. Then after sketching out a rough outline of novel number 3, I’ve realised that  I’m exploring a similar theme there too.  ...