We have been ‘quiet’ of late, having just completed a 12-day driving holiday to and from Portugal via Spain, with our two doggies. We are now safely home, and I’m diligently writing again. With 2026 being the year, I’m going all-out to attend as many UK and European book fairs and conventions, you may have seen more advertisements on Facebook. It has been a little hit and miss, primarily because we've followed the site's recommendations, however just wasn't getting any 'bang for my buck'! ...

... this could be something absolutely fantastic or somewhat really weird. Secrets of the Deep , book one of the Red Sails series was a concept / book which dawned on me after I had watched the TV series, 'Black Sails'. I had wondered about the possibilities of women pirates. I checked and researched (not too well, it would seem) back through history, found a few little tales, however they were largely part of a ship's crew. I then considered writing a story of an all-female crew plying the...

These last few weeks, I channeled my creative strengths into drawing and designing a map to be added to Secrets of the Deep before it's release on 23 January. My mapping skills are improving however I may just keep to writing. The map was created using the Wonderdraft software. In the past, I have used Inkarnate, however Wonderdraft was better suited. And while I have your attention with a very brief blog, I invite you to visit and browse the Bookfunnel site which is yet another fabulous...