Goblin Fruit Archives

Cover of Eclipse displayed on a tablet, resting on a pine bough, surrounded by wood five-pointed stars.

Albion: The original inspiration

April 8, 2025 / Albion, Ideas to books

All about the original inspiration for Albion and my writing – a chance comment about the Wars of the Roses and exploring different kinds of stories.

Carillon Family, Eclipse, Goblin Fruit

Cover of Best Foot Forward displayed on a tablet, with a palm leaf, on a golden yellow background. The cover has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

Happy Pride! LGBTQIA+ Books

June 12, 2024 / Albion, Reading

A look at LGBTQIA+ books and characters as of June 2024.

Ancient Trust, Best Foot Forward, Casting Nasturtiums, Complementary, Four Walls and a Heart, Goblin Fruit, On The Bias, Point By Point, Seven Sisters, The Fossil Door

Cover of The Magic of Four on a tumble of smoothed rocks. Four students in silhouette on a blue background of a map off the west coast of Wales. Three stand around a table, the fourth is perched on the near corner, leaning forward and gesturing.

Idea to Book: The Magic of Four

May 15, 2024 / Ideas to books, Land Mysteries

Find out the ideas behind The Magic of Four: a love of classic school stories, exploring a second generation of characters, Schola and her magic. And oh, yes. Horses.

Best Foot Forward, Casting Nasturtiums, Chasing Legends, Eclipse, Goblin Fruit, Old As The Hills, Outcrossing, Pastiche, The Magic of Four, Wards of the Roses

Copy of Pastiche on a white wood background, surrounded by golden yellow leaves that pick up on the yellow of the stained glass window on the cover.

Where to start

August 9, 2023 / Questions and answers, Writing and publishing

Thoughts about where to start with my books (and a link to a page all about that).

Ancient Trust, Best Foot Forward, Fool's Gold, Goblin Fruit, Old As The Hills, On The Bias, Pastiche, Seven Sisters, Shoemaker's Wife, Upon A Summer's Day

The cover of Ancient Trust on a tablet, surrounded glasses, bottles of alcohol, and a man in a tailored suit. The cover shows a man with a monocle in silhouette, leaning on a table stacked with books.

Lords & Ladies: A guide to the land magic

September 30, 2022 / Albion, Novellas, Questions and answers

All about the land magic and some different iterations of how that plays out for people.

Ancient Trust, Goblin Fruit, Pastiche, The Hare And The Oak

The Fossil Door cover displayed on an ereader, surrounded by candles, dried plants, and a mug of tea. The cover has a man and woman in silhouette at the right, looking to the left, on a background of dark burgundy to golden yellow, with an inset smaller image of an illuminated manuscript in the right corner.

Question answered! Character ages

April 28, 2022 / Questions and answers

Talking about character ages and how I think about that.

Best Foot Forward, Fool's Gold, Goblin Fruit, In The Cards, Magician's Hoard, Outcrossing, Pastiche, Sailor's Jewel, Seven Sisters, The Fossil Door

Copy of Goblin Fruit lying on a white wood desk, surrounded by golden yellow leaves and pinecorns that highlight the yellow in the cover.

Threading characters through books

August 5, 2020 / Albion, Mysterious Charm

How characters appear in multiple books – and why that’s fun!

Goblin Fruit, Magician's Hoard, Seven Sisters

Idea to Book: Goblin Fruit

January 21, 2020 / Ideas to books, Mysterious Charm

The ideas behind Goblin Fruit: a magical drink, surviving tuberculosis, and some non-human magical beings.

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Copy of Wards of the Roses on a plain white background, with three balls of yarn next to it.

Recs and notes

August 22, 2019 / Mysterious Charm, Reading

Recommendations and notes about some disability representation.

Goblin Fruit, Magician's Hoard, Outcrossing, Wards of the Roses

Goblin Fruit is out!

February 15, 2019 / Announcements, Mysterious Charm

Welcome to Goblin Fruit, here for magical drinks and solving a mystery together.

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