Allie's Blog

Women's Fiction

When you self-publish you are asked to place your book into up to two categories or genres. There are a finite quantity of these and it...

A touch of something odd

A few years ago someone suggested that I have a go at writing a ghost story. The person in question was of the opinion that my...

The Significance of Characters with Disabilities in Literary Fiction

Today I am thrilled to host my first guest, Deirdre O’Grady, who was my sensitivity reader for The Cottage on Winter Moss. What is a...

An excerpt from The Cottage on Winter Moss

My new book is set in the area where I am lucky enough to live, on the wild northwest coast of Cumbria. Walking along the dunes one day a...