Whew, after an all-nighter I finally finished the first draft of ‘Rachel’ at seven o’clock this morning, and oh poor Hazel. Mind you I wrote the second half of the book first, so the bit I’ve just finished was the middle, and hopefully there will be a happy […]
There is an old military term: ‘Mission creep’ when what started out as a straightforward operation keeps acquiring extra objectives. Literary series can see much the same process and my ‘Saltbury Chronicles’ series has followed a consistent pattern with each one a little longer than the last. I […]
It’s strange the things you overhear sometimes. A friend told me today about a particular gem she’d heard at the railway station. Two women were chatting while waiting for their train and began discussing what they were planning to do as an Easter break. “We thought we might […]
Sending a book off into the world is a bit like waving goodbye to your child. I suppose publication is the ultimate farewell, but first comes sending it to an editor. ‘Daughters’ went off today, so gods-speed my baby. You’re in loving hands.
Jo Brodie 