An update to let everyone know I have a new website at I decided to move my blog to Squarespace to give it a fresh look and hopefully to generate more engagement as I develop as a writer. Thank you to everyone who followed me on this site - please do sign up to my mailing list via the new site to continue to follow my writing journey from novice to emerging crime writer. I look forward to sharing more of my journey!

So I have finally finished my manuscript and, after several read throughs a few last minute changes at sentence level and switching two chapters around, I have taken the plunge to send out to agents. Way back in May when I was at Gladstone's Library I spent some of my time researching agents and making a spreadsheet of about thirty agents that were open and interested in my type of crime.

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Last weekend I attended my first Crime Writers' Association as an Emerging Author. We gathered at Craiglands Hotel in Ilkely ready for a packed day of talks and insight from experts across a range of topics. Despite being a newbie and feeling a little nervous, I was made to feel very welcome by the members who were there and soon felt relaxed.

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