#BluePit #BluePitHype 11 Jan: What is your character proud of?

She’s proud that she is strong and she has her life under control again.

#mrsCleyton is proud that she managed to save two dogs at the animal centre, despite the tragedy that had befallen her.

#WritersCoffeeClub / #WritersTeaClub Jan 11: Name a poet who has influenced you.

I’ll go with Finlay Grannd. He’s the antagonist in Child of the Moon, and a poet besides. Through his pen, I embedded snippets of #poetry into my work.

More elaborate answer in the link below…

5 years after unleashing the Child of the Moon 🌕, a new unchaining is about to commence 🐾⛓️‍💥

Find me in Brighton, Sussex, from 24-26 March, 2026, for my pre-release book tour of Mrs. Cleyton.

#mrsCleyton #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub / #WritersTeaClub Jan 10: How do you steer a reader’s emotional journey?
I don’t think I can.

I’m not shy about putting in a heavy amount of personal emotional journey in my work, but that’s *my* journey, and I cannot foresee how that affects my readers.

Train tickets to St. Pancreas booked for my upcoming Mrs. Cleyton tour 💪

See you in #Brighton late March 😘

#WritingCommunity 🚅 📝 ✍️🐾⛓️‍💥

#WritersCoffeeClub 9 Jan: How do you write authentic dialogue?

My trick is that I let characters talk “past” one another. I try to imagine their mindset of the moment, and use that to formulate how they communicate, including non-verbal cues.

Poetry excerpts from my debut novel, Child of the Moon 🌕

#Poetry #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub 8 Jan: While editing, what most clearly signals a pacing issue?

I do a lot of on-the-fly editing, to help me get back in the flow. When I get stuck during this process, it’s a clear indicator to me that I skipped over something important.

I’m creating several starter packs for indie writers – one for each genre – that I then would regularly post links to. If interested in being in a starter back, please reply with your genre. #Indieauthor #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsofsky #booksky

#WritersCoffeeClub / #WritersTeaClub 7 Jan: What’s your MC’s family like?

Mrs. Cleyton had – past tense – a family. A husband and two sons, but the husband was a bit of the good-for-nothing type.

Naturally, her husband saw things in a different light, which is why he has his own storyline.

These paperback copies of Mrs. Cleyton just keep on arriving…

Today I figured I’d rather not participate in the #WritersCoffeeClub. In fact, on behalf of Mrs. Cleyton I’m quite offended that such a club even exists, solely to please coffee drinkers.

Mrs. Cleyton drinks tea. Earl Grey. The mother of all teas.

Fight me, #WritingCommunity.

#WritersTeaClub

#WritersCoffeeClub 5 Jan: How do you choose the PoV for a new story?

This one is a tough one, but for Mrs. Cleyton I was lying in the bathtub with a hangover, and I felt it would be a splendid idea to write a terrifying story about a grieving widow. Such a fool I was...

Had an amazing workshop yesterday in calendar decoration. Worked with three layers of paper to create a stamp to leave the final imprint on the calendar itself. Absolutely lovely experience, and a great addition for my writing studio 🤍🐯🗓️

#Artwork #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub 4 Jan: Share a tool used in your writing craft.

I used this hammer to bind the steel wire used in the Christmas edition of Mrs. Cleyton.