Richard Dadd’s Fairy Visions

My interview with Miranda Miller is posted on the Historical Novel Society website today. Miranda’s novel, The Fairy Visions of Richard Dadd, has been reissued to coincide with an exhibition of Dadd’s paintings at the Royal Academy in London until 25 October 2026. His work, The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke, is in the permanent collection of…

Vikings and Normans in Ireland

I am heading off to Ireland next week to present a paper in the HNS 2026 conference organised by the Historical Novel Society. I will be talking about how sixteen of the Norman invaders of Ireland in 1169 were the sons and grandsons of Nest ferch Rhys, the heroine of my Conquest novels. Her son,…

From a Reader

Thank you, kind reader! Hearing from readers is one of the best parts of being a writer. I like seeing where my books get to and where they are being read. Do send me other photos if you are a reader of one of my books and have one to share.

Opening Chapters

Brief interview with me on writing the opening for a historical novel here:

Christmas Lines

A little out of season … but this flash fiction of mine has just been published by Vine Leaves Press.

Winners and Winners

An article on the pros and cons of writing competitions by me and Rebekah Simmers has just been published in the February issue of Historical Novels Review magazine. You can read it online. We are the coordinators for the HNS 2026 First Chapters Competition, which announces its category shortlists on 1 March.