This week, another post about an aspect of my writing life, as featured in the September issue of the Tetbury Advertiser.
Tidying my study after the summer holidays, I declutter my desk, taking it down to bare essentials. There’s a pen tray and bottle of ink, a pencil pot, a shelf of project notebooks, and a stack of four in-trays, one tray for each area of my working-from-home life. This orderly setup makes me feel in control when other evidence points to the contrary.
More important, though, are four tiny talismans. Not otherwise superstitious, I regard these talismans as essential tools of my trade.
At the end of each month, I like to share a conversation with an author friend about our writing lives. For my first “In Conversation” post of 2025, I’m delighted to welcome 
