My Writing Blog

The Queen’s Gambit a social worker’s thoughts…

The Queen’s Gambit a social worker’s thoughts…

Hello and welcome to my newsletter which will be short and occasional and mostly focused on social care, especially in fiction. I love a good story especially about characters who have a backstory, or an interesting life that adds an extra dimension to the tale, something that makes it memorable.

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Training as a social worker…

A friend of mine wants to train as a social worker, I think that's a great idea! I would still be working now if I was strong enough. No two days are the same and you learn to be level headed and calm. You might only be in someone's life a short while, anything from...

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My new book!!!

Coming soon!! Social Worker Saffy Sutton has broken out of her old, abusive, relationship. To mark the change, she is spending time doing some voluntary work at a residential riding school, which specialises in riding holidays for disabled...

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My first published novel!!

Me and my first published book This is my first long piece of fiction, my mum and I wrote it together. When she was ill (she still is ill – she’s 86) I talked to her about a story I was planning and she came up with some very useful plot ideas which made the story...

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