I have a confession that horrifies some of my writer friends: I always write the ending first. Not the final sentence necessarily, but the emotional destination — the feeling I…
Every writer has their loadstone books — the ones that shifted something fundamental in how they perceive the world and, by extension, how they write about it. Here are five…
Edinburgh is a city built for writers. There's something about the way the Old Town stacks itself vertically — layers of history pressing down on layers of story — that…
I'm thrilled to finally share what I've been working on for the past three years. The Tide Between Us will be published by Penguin Press in the autumn, and it's…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Sweet Slice of Childhood As a mom, I treasure those quiet moments when the chaos of the day settles and it’s just me and my…