Amazing news—my rural romance, "Castlemaine Crush," is finally ready for pitching. It has been a while since I updated you on my writing projects generally and this particular project, which is 18 months behind schedule. I have loads of excuses for my tardiness (in the last 18 months my mother developed pancreatic cancer and died, …
Christmas Crime short story
"Crime before Christmas" by Sarah Jackson Are you looking for a Christmassy crime short story? Why not download "Crime before Christmas" by Sarah Jackson? 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the club, people were stirring, except for the body in the library. When local curmudgeon and notorious food critic, Cyril Greenfield, is found …
Panic editing, pitching and other messy processes.
I am bang, smack in the middle of rewriting (and I mean rewriting) my cosy mystery story. I received some exceedingly valuable feedback from an agent about this piece, and what it needs to reach a marketable point. Scary advice - but once I stopped sulking, and really looked it, I realised that she was …
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Self Publisher’s Checklist
Are you in the process of self-publishing a book? Do you need some advice on what to do and when? You can download my free self-publishing checklist to help you with your planning. It's a great place to start. self-publisher-checklist You can find this and other handy resources and tools on the Resources page. I will …

