Flaming Nora: February 2026

Friday, February 06, 2026

Cheshire Crime, Durham Libraries, New Writing North - My Writing Week

I've taken a few days holiday this week. It was a much needed break which comes towards the end of my researching and before I start plotting and planning The Bakery Girls.

Speaking of which, my good news was included in New Writing North's newsletter this month.

My monthly author newsletter went out this week and you can read it all here.

Also this week, my novel Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls went on sale at just 99p for Kindle. Download it here.

And by the time you're reading this blog post, I'll be on my way to Cheshire to star in the Cheshire Crime Writers Festival. I'm speaking on Sunday 8 Feb on a cosy crime panel.

And when I return I'll be speaking twice in County Durham libraries in their festival of local authors.

I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.