Only two weeks until The California Dashwoods is out, and I’ve reached that stage that I think all writers do—sheer impatience. I mean, I wrote this book ages ago—I’ve gone through it so many times it almost feels like I Read more
For me, the point of view my books end up in isn’t a planned decision. As a pantser, all my books begin as a voice in my head telling me a story. Sometimes it’s in third person, saying, “The teacher’s Read more
Inspiration can come from the weirdest places. My inspiration for Thirty Things was a YouTube video. Tasting Notes came from driving through a tiny town in Oregon and seeing a winery on the side of the road. Red Runs Through Read more
Next month, on May 29th, my new book Stone the Crows will be available from Dreamspinner. It’s the sequel to Dog Days, my first book with Dreamspinner, and the first series that I’ve written. All of which is very exciting, Read more
Joel Leslie here, I’m bacckkkkkkkk… Miss me? I missed you! So I thought it MIGHT be interesting to show you a little bit about how a narrator can prep a script. It can be a very simple process, with a Read more
I’m sitting here right now with the morning’s second cup of tea. The first one was chamomile from San Francisco’s Chinatown; this one is peach-black currant from Paris. I have a cupboard overflowing with teas from around the world, so Read more