I recently received a completely surprise review for the Five Stop Story app from Cat Nav. CatNav helps readers navigate the vast number of reading apps available in the app store. It identifies the best apps, reviews them and rates them. It gave the Five Stop Story app 10/10. See the review below. You can download […]
Celebrating 11 years of the Bangkok Women’s Writers Group
I’ve been a member of the Bangkok Women’s Writers Group for nearly a year now, and sadly will soon be leaving, as I’m heading back to London to work. The group is a talented bunch and their feedback on my novels and short stories has been invaluable. Luckily Anette Pollner, who leads the group, is […]
Five Stop Story Kindle Book now Live
After lots of blood, sweat and tears (all mine), the Five Stop Story Kindle book is now live. To be honest, I’m quite relieved. It took a lot more time and was a lot harder work than I expected – It seems formatting is the biggest nightmare whatever medium you publish on! Luckily I got there in the end, […]
Five Stop Story iPhone and iPad App Launch
It’s been a busy month. The Five Stop Story iphone and ipad app is up and running and I’ve been in London putting flyers in bookshops, coffee shops and local libraries to encourage people to download it and discover new writers. We’ve crammed the app with features and you can browse the stories by author, […]
Amy Winehouse: The Curse of 27
It was sad to hear the news this weekend that Amy Winehouse had died. Partly because her life was cut short so young and partly because the path she was on almost made the outcome almost inevitable. It seemed the “curse of 27” had struck again and Amy Winehouse added her name to a long […]
Is a good book always memorable?
Since starting my time off work, I’ve relished the prospect of having more time to read. A couple of weeks ago, I studied my bookshelf, savouring the possibilities. The shelves were creaking under the weight of books I hadn’t read – books I bought from Amazon when I got distracted browsing the internet, gifts from […]
The books that nurture young minds….
What books influenced when you were young? Catcher in the Rye? Lord of the Flies? Intelligent and provocative fiction that made you think and question the very nature of society? I’m not ashamed to admit that for me it was nothing as thought-provoking as all that. It was Sweet Valley High. Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, […]