We made it to Saturday everyone. Now relax! #booksky #iamwriting

A weekend celebration of Christmas in Kirkby Lonsdale…

Cover reveal day! My new novel Sink or Swim will be published by Harper North next May. It’s a spicy romantic comedy set in the UK’s Lake District… #writing #iamwriting #books #booksky

Proud to be featured in Cumbria Life Magazine this month in an article by the wonderful Sue Allan about my writing life. #iamwriting #arts #Cumbria #Cumbriaarts #writing #lakedistrict #books #writing

Development workshop for Broken Chords - our hour long gig theatre piece. Exciting to see our production’s name on the venue’s room schedule..

Back at the cafe desk with a nice coffee for final copyedit #iamwriting #booksky

Had a great time at the @harpernorth.bsky.social fifth birthday celebrations last night. So good to be working with this brilliant northern publisher. #booksky #iamwriting #writing

Breakfast stack

Why not take a trip to Little Sweeting this sunny Sunday for a dash of chaos & catastrophe with a side order of cupcakes?🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁 #booksky #cozymystery www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2839SNQ

Looking forward to another cold beer and country music kind of day at the British Country Music Festival…. #livemusic

Hello small calves on my evening run…

Meanwhile back in Cumbria it is business as usual #Iamwriting #writing

Week 4 done of Couch to 5k (again!) Bit sweaty on this summer’s day but not so bad #iamrunning #couch25k #couchto5k

Dancing on the Harpa building in #Reykjavik #Iceland

Watching the Reykjavik Marathon #Iceland

Culture night in #Reykjavik #Iceland

And down, down into Kerid Crater #Iceland

Last night inverted cloud and horses walking to meet us was a very special moment.. #Iceland

The Skool Beans Cafe- the coolest latte on a bus in Vik. #Iceland #coffee #cafe

#Iceand glacier melt- the perfect place to find skimming stones (or icebergs if you are really good at it)

The #Iceland canyon where Justin Bieber skipped for his music video is open again after regrowth to the limbs that Beliebers besieged and damaged in his wake. No walking on the grass any more though…

Can’t work out why you’re flat? :-) #Iceland

Chilling in the Icelandic sunshine at Hofn. #Iceland

It’s lunchtime in the south of #Iceland. I am hoping the farmer will swing by to feed them as they are making me feel weird for eating my cheese bread in front of them.

Icelandic street art. Ladder needed. #Iceland

#Iceland does exceedingly good hot pools. No jellyfish anywhere..

Godafoss turned me into an Angel #Iceland

Contemplating Godafoss #Iceland

Oh hello Mrs! #Iceland

Saturday morning in north Iceland. Sunshine and water! #Iceland

Sunshine morning in #Iceland. On the way to Akureyri

Sheep, driftwood and the kind of wind that blows you off your feet #Iceland

Another day, another hot pool in #Iceland

Sorcerer’s cottage visit. Watch out for the snoring! #Iceland

Magic and mysticism at the sorcerers’ village of Holmavik #Iceland

Scooter tour to this morning’s coffee break in Isafjordur #Iceland

Iceland adventures incoming… #travel #Iceland

Fuelling the words this morning #booksky #writing #iamwriting

Spotted these on Cumbria canal walk. So fluffy and cute!

Bacon butty on a pretty morning in #Arnside…

Good morning #Bluesky friends. Who is currently #writing or enjoying coffee shop life? Say hi and keep me company. #iamwriting #booksky

Nice to find I’ve been mentioned in The Bookseller’s Northern Powerhouse Focus with a bit of blurb about my forthcoming novel set in the UK’s Lake District #booksky #iamwriting #iamreading

It’s #IndieBookshopWeek and if you shop at an indie, you get a lovely service and the author gets a better deal. Look at how @bertsbooks.bsky.social treats you 📚💙

It’s the weekend and I’m happily installed for a few hours with coffee and laptop… #iamwriting #booksky

Happy publication day to my wonderful friend Lisa Nicholas and her kick-ass protagonist Mila… #books #booksky #iamreading

Coffee and novel time. It’s the final push. #iamwriting

Hugely proud to announce my new book The Poppy Girls, set in The Poppy Factory in Richmond. It's 1940 & WW2 is raging. On the Poppy Factory estate, three v different girls come of age. Amidst loss & rivalry, can they pull together when it matters most? amzn.eu/d/fIsZ3Dn

Great performance from singer Ni Maxine at #Cheltenham Jazz Festival this weekend #visitcheltenham

The Blind Boys of Alabama rock Cheltenham Jazz Festival with their gospel tunes #Cheltenham #Cheltenhamfestival

Good morning readers and writers. Today I’m an early bird, writing by lamplight in a cafe in beautiful #Cheltenham #iamwriting #writing