I’m sure it’ll come as no surprise to anyone to hear that the woman who became an anxious, over-thinking author started out as a shy, ...

I thought I’d said everything I had to say about the ongoing AI witch hunts in this post from a couple of weeks ago, but hey! Guess ...

A couple of weeks ago I hit yet another one of those ‘real author’ milestones: my very first ‘AI’ accusation! I knew this was ...

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Now, champagne is my Very Favourite Thing to drink, but because we are poor, we very rarely get our hands on the Good Stuff and have ...

I know there’s a pretty common belief that most indie authors secretly want to be traditionally published, and only do it themselves ...

Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve just had the most surreal Easter holiday of my life. OF MY LIFE, people. Let’s see… On the first Monday of the ...

People who do know me, on the other hand, are more likely to say things like, “Why do these things always happen to you, Amber?” or “What’s that on your ...

When my husband was diagnosed with kidney failure, I went straight to the library: not to read up on transplants, or kidneys, or anything actually useful, ...

I’d never really wanted to be a journalist. Actually, that’s not quite true: it would be more accurate to say that I’d never really considered a career in ...

Next year, this website will have been online for 20 years, which means I’ve been documenting my life on the internet for two full decades now (longer, if ...

One of the best things about writing books set in Scotland is that everywhere you go instantly becomes inspiration for a book setting. OK, maybe not quite ...