If you’ve any interest in reading about how I got my agent and book deal, I’ve written about it for the Crime Writers Association. I had never written a novel before I entered the 2021 Debut Dagger. I was halfway through an MA in Creative Writing and too focused on the rhythm of my prose, …
I’ve always wanted my very own Publishers Marketplace rectangle. But I never expected to be the top-billed deal of the day!
It’s been a whirlwind. Underwater sold to Transworld (Penguin) in the UK for a six-figure sum and then only hours later, Flatiron (Macmillan) swooped in with a “significant” six-figure pre-empt in the US. It’s the stuff of dreams and it still hasn’t sunk in properly yet.
I am beside myself with excitement to sign with Rachel Neely at Mushens Entertainment. I’ve long admired the agency and its authors and am so happy to be part of it now. Working with Rachel has been a dream so far and we’re and hoping to have a new draft ready by the autumn. I …
I’m so happy and grateful to receive a literature bursary from the Arts Council to finish my debut novel. Underwater was runner-up for the The Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger award this year and I’m just so excited for my characters that so many people are rooting for them! Watch this space…
I am so thrilled to be highly commended (i.e. runner-up) at the 2021 CWA Dagger Awards. And I’m so excited for my characters, that they might get the platform and readers they deserve. We all have a little party every time I sit down with them and hopefully we will get to share our adventures …
That longlist has become a shortlist and my novel Underwater is still on it! I’m beside myself with excitement now and looking forward to the awards ceremony on the 1st of July. I’m a little bit gobsmacked at the interest in Underwater and working hard to get it ready for submission. Watch this space…
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