Writing
Break out the tartan – it’s Burn’s Night!
Break out the tartan, stab a haggis and pour yourself…
Finding the festive child inside. Or, why we need Christmas books!
Little kids are so brilliantly seasonal, aren’t they? Not…
The Forgotten Queens of 1066 – Capturing the female side of history
The Battle of Hastings is surely one of the…
Did Lady Macbeth wear knickers?
The intimacies of writing historical fiction My main aim when…
Is This a Lie I see Before me?
I’m delighted to feature in the Daily Express talking about…
The Real Lady Macbeth
The real Lady Macbeth Cold, ruthless, deadly, the myth of…
In praise of editors…
In Praise of editors. I first started writing for the…
Joanna Courtney is born
Joanna Courtney is born. Yesterday I signed my contract with…