On Friday 24th August I had the pleasure of attending the Supernatural in Contemporary Society Conference in Aberdeen. Mine were the only...

... or how to be happy with the moments you can grab. My partner and I managed our first break away since we moved in together, four...

If you go down to the woods today ... A wonderful den that reminded me of The Blair Witch Project. Gentle treescape in spring. Bright...

I always take a notebook and camera while out walking. Frequently I am inspired to jot down a plot point or record something beautiful I...

I have one fear that I have never managed to shake. Fire. I watch flames from a safe distance almost lovingly and yet I am terrified to...

2017 might be best described as the year I stopped trying to change the world and started to heal myself. At the start of the year, I was...

Things I said in 2018 (in reverse order). You know those people who say random and silly things that others perceive as clever and witty?...

It's been half a decade since I gave up Drac-in-a-Box, and I've been thinking about it a lot. I finally updated my yahoo mail and there...

A few photos I took on my walk today. An incredibly friendly and photogenic robin came to say hello. Into the trees. #Photos #Scotland

I was in court today. The wheels of justice move slowly and all that, and the event had happened six months before. I was a witness to...

NaNoWriMo is an intensive writing boot camp that costs nothing but late nights, blurred vision and sore wrists. I discovered it through a...

Drac-in-a-Box’s life began in March of 1999. Before then I was in carpet sales, a career I simply fell into. When I met my second husband...

If you've been visiting my blog throughout this event you'll have read about zombies, vampires, Adam Nevill, Friday the 13th and ghosts....

It’s a beautiful house, built in 1735 by the architect William Adam. A house that is almost three hundred years old is bound to have some...

The Darker Side of Fiction was my third large-scale, multi-author book-signing/convention and it was the best so far. I’ve got the bug....

Have you got your tickets yet? The day event tickets and Evening Darker Ball tickets are available .... come and join us. Genres...

I held onto them hoping I would somehow shrink effortlessly, but the time has come to decide between accepting my new body shape or...

Today (Aug 1) is the release day for my short story collection, Broken Mirror and Other Morbid Tales. To celebrate and explain the...

Tomorrow (Aug 1) is the release day for my short story collection, Broken Mirror and Other Morbid Tales. To celebrate and explain the...

In the prime of my life (46 is prime of life now, right?) I look back at my adventures and realise how lucky I've been with friends and...