In the time-honoured cliché, I’d always felt a book lay within me, albeit invisibly deeply. Being made redundant and deciding to go...
Developing your craft
You've been writing for a while and nearly have a full draft of a manuscript, or a collection of finished shorter pieces of work, under your belt.
Starting Out
When did you first start writing and how to did you go about starting your first novel?
I first started...
... or, to be more accurate, the next stage of the journey begins.
A publishing contract has been signed and so the first leg...
The idea being that you would then be able to attach the report to your covering letter (or begging letter as I used to think of them) to...
Are you an illustrator who writes, or a writer who draws?
Very much the latter. The words always come first and I find it easier to...
How would you describe your work?
It’s always referred to as childlike or naïve, which I don’t mind. I’m known for drawing with felt-tip...