The Unconscious and Conflict I’m now between books, leaving my World War 2 saga, EAST END ANGEL, in the hands of Simon&Schuster, to be published later this year. Over the next few weeks I shall complete the revisions and “nip and tuck”. When everyone is satisfied with the finished article, EAST END ANGEL will take [...]

A rescuer in uniform. Eve’s Diary; Escape from the cottage comes in the form of Jimmy, our young lodger. He “borrows” a row boat and ferries the two boys back to dry land. Peg and me wait, wondering if the waters will continue to rise and IF Jimmy will return. No sign of Jimmy, but [...]

Can you believe that Stacey killed Archie? The EastEnders show has had us all on the edge of our seats and the test of good writing is just that. Breath-holding, palm-sweating, adrenalin rushing moments that keep us hooked week after week, year after year. The plots have twisted and turned in a myriad of ways [...]

Peg calls out. At last, Isle Street! The cottage lies in a dip. I hear Peg’s echoing shouts, “Lordy, just look at the state of you!” I’ve never been so glad to hear her voice. Albie and Samuel are wet and frozen. We hurriedly dry them and put them to bed upstairs. Without any heat [...]

Eve’s diary 6th Jan 1928 Albie and Samuel are terrified. Albie thinks Old Father Thames is rising up and perhaps he is? The banks of the river are bursting. Holding on to our flower basket becomes impossible in the storm. We watch it swept away as we cling to the lantern, our only means of [...]

My editor’s idea… Hello Everyone. I’d like to start telling you all about the writing life if I may as I’ve had so many emails and letters asking how a book comes into existence. Many readers would like to know about the birth of the characters and how their stories evolve. Then, whilst talking to [...]