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The Break-in | An excerpt from The Red Door

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  ‘Hey – why don’t we break in?’ ‘What?’ ‘Break into Number Three. Well, it won’t be breaking in, not technically. I’ve got a set of keys to the flat. Let’s wait till he goes out, and let ourselves in’. ‘Why?’ ‘To see if he has anything about the Billah girls around. Photos, anything …’ ‘But you said he never… Read more »

An excerpt from The Red Door, for you.

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I’m so flattered by the enthusiasm and support from family, friends and followers for my debut novel The Red Door. So, from now I’ll start posting little excerpts from the book for you to enjoy. It won’t be long until publication date – thanks for coming along for the ride – and I promise The Red Door will be opening,… Read more »

Guilt – what an ugly word …

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Oh my goodness, with all the excitement of receiving not only the first proofs for revision from the publisher, but the first proofs for the C-O-V-E-R (YES!), I forgot to post a little quote for you all … here ’tis … another gritty one.  

An architect, or a gardener …

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George R.R. Martin said: “I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they’re going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kind of… Read more »