How writers survive

One year ago I launched my fourth psychological thriller, One Year Later. It was a gloriously sunny day, and we celebrated in the village pub, The Swan Inn, toasting my novel and each other with prosecco and chocolate brownies. I was hopeful for the future: it was the last book in a four-book deal with my publisher, Corvus Books, and I was working on a new thriller, that I hoped to offer in the spring of the following year. Fast forward to 2020. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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