A chance meeting at Swadlincote Festival of Words in March led to an invitation to be interviewed by Burton Radio earlier this month. I’ve been on the radio before but that was via Zoom from the comfort of my own home. This time I had to travel to Burton-on-Trent to a proper studio – I had headphones and a mic! I managed not to be too nervous because we were recording the show, not going out live.

My interviewer was Debbie Violet. She hosts the fortnightly Scribes Aloud show as well as regular open mic nights in the area. She immediately put me at ease by telling me to wave my arms in the air if I accidentally said something I wanted her to cut from the final program.

And then we launched in. We talked about my long climb up the slippery writing pole, about the real life museum behind Little Museum of Hope, I gave my top tips for writers and we discussed the benefits (or not!) of writing courses. We covered lots of other stuff as well and the forty-five minutes whizzed by.

The program will be broadcast in early June to coincide with the publication of my new novel, Because You’re Worth It, which was also covered within our conversation. After broadcast the program will be available to stream – watch this space for the link!