I have made several attempts to write this entry, each of them sounding like I’m having a nervous breakdown. Which perhaps wasn't far from the truth. It has certainly been a time of high anxiety, but I’m out the other side.

Before I explain, I’d like to say a big thank you to anyone who has bought a copy of If Looks Could Kill. I'm honoured that anyone has chosen my book to read.

And, of course, I hope that you are enjoying it.

If you did buy a copy in the first couple of weeks, you are now...

Born from a scene written on one writing course and then developed into a first novel draft on another, If Looks Could Kill was first conceived ten years ago, my first project after I retired from teaching.

Multiple redrafts after protagonist Connie first grappled with the forces of evil in a remote Norfolk manor house, I decided it was time to go public. Find an agent was the received wisdom. That’s the only sure - and respected - way to find a publisher. And I needed help. I was a novice...