Just a little update. (There's been a lot going on).
Catherine reflects on family changes, turning sixty, early writing projects and how a crime novel gradually became The Conclave urban fantasy trilogy.
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From the writing desk
Writing updates, inspiration, behind-the-scenes thoughts and occasional dispatches from Catherine’s Blogspot journal.
A little late for Halloween (it's been one of those weeks).
A spooky, funny post about dead bugs, zombie fears, and a frog that staged an alarming return from the dead.
Read the full articleThe Importance of Music and writing (well to me anyway)
Catherine writes about how music shapes drafting, silence helps editing, and songs sometimes spark ideas for stories.
Read the full articleThe Office Assistants (if only they had opposable thumbs)
Meet Freddie and Bramble, Catherine’s canine office assistants, and how their personalities feed into thoughts about believable characters.
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A post about creativity, oddness, gothic studies, dark fiction, and how embracing the weird helped shape Catherine’s writing.
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Catherine explores where ideas come from, including people watching, real locations, Nottingham pubs, research rabbit holes and ordinary places with dark possibilities.
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A countryside update about adapting to village life, noisy chickens, and how rewriting a book can feel like learning a new place.
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