Castro Valley Reads 2023 Pick
I’m delighted and honoured to share that Peach Blossom Spring has been selected as the 2023 book for Castro Valley Reads! Castro Valley Reads is
January 13, 2023
NEWS
Feedback as an ongoing conversation
One of the features of Start Writing Fiction is that participants will receive personalised feedback from the tutor with every module. This amounts to six
November 15, 2022
What I’ve learned from teaching writing
Teaching means a lot to me. One of those lovely life paradoxes for me is that through teaching, I often feel like I’m the one
November 15, 2022
Start Writing Fiction – What does it mean?
The course I’m teaching with the National Centre for Writing this January is called Start Writing Fiction. I like the title (I didn’t come up
November 15, 2022
Write with me in 2023
I’m excited! After a several year hiatus while I worked on my debut novel, Peach Blossom Spring, I’m going to be teaching writing again this
November 15, 2022
5 months in – a few thoughts
I thought I would update this blog more often, but somehow, time has spun away and here we are, five months after publication, and I’ve
August 8, 2022
BOOK LAUNCH!
It’s been just about 3 weeks since Peach Blossom Spring was released in the US and the UK. Woo hoo! It’s been exhilarating and intense!
April 6, 2022
February Round Up (a week into March…)
February was always going to be a short month, but this time around it came and went before I managed to do a post here!
March 7, 2022
2 months to go
This is 2022 – the year my novel comes out! I’m writing this on 17 January, just two months from my launch dates in the
January 17, 2022
Selected as an Indies Introduce Spring 2022 Title
I’m delighted to share that Peach Blossom Spring has been selected as one of 10 debut titles in the Winter/Spring 2022 American Booksellers Association Indies
December 14, 2021
London Day!
Last Thursday, I went down to London to meet my publishers in person! We sold the book in early March 2020 and now it’s nearly
November 12, 2021
Tandem Readalong
One of the most exciting promotions for Peach Blossom Spring so far has been the Tandem Collective Readalong. In early September, a select group of Bookstagrammers
September 16, 2021
Blue Proofs and Early Reader Reactions
We’re getting closer! The second wave of UK proofs for Peach Blossom Spring is out and the book has been finding more early readers. This
September 13, 2021
Trailer and UK cover for Peach Blossom Spring
I’m thrilled to reveal the stunning UK cover for Peach Blossom Spring! Cover design by Sija Hong and animation by Gavin Hilzbrich. Watch the video
August 10, 2021
Proofs!
My US and UK proofs are here! Sometimes referred to as galleys or ARCs (advance reader copies), these are editions of the book that are
August 8, 2021
Suite for My Father: A Starting Point
‘Suite for My Father’ was originally published in Words and Women: Four (Unthank Books, 2017). It was the regional winner of the Words and Women
August 7, 2021
A Book!
After much research and many drafts, my agent sent my manuscript of Peach Blossom Spring to prospective publishers on 14 February, 2020. Two weeks later,
August 5, 2021