Writing

Nessie1

Break out the tartan – it’s Burn’s Night!

Break out the tartan, stab a haggis and pour yourself…

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Finding the festive child inside. Or, why we need Christmas books!

  Little kids are so brilliantly seasonal, aren’t they? Not…

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Queens

The Forgotten Queens of 1066 – Capturing the female side of history

  The Battle of Hastings is surely one of the…

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Toasting Feet

Did Lady Macbeth wear knickers?

The intimacies of writing historical fiction My main aim when…

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Daily Express

Is This a Lie I see Before me?

I’m delighted to feature in the Daily Express talking about…

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Cora

The Real Lady Macbeth

The real Lady Macbeth Cold, ruthless, deadly, the myth of…

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In praise of editors…

In Praise of editors. I first started writing for the…

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Joanna Courtney is born

Joanna Courtney is born. Yesterday I signed my contract with…

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