S is for Stoneleigh Swifts.

I wanted James’ team, the Stoneleigh Swifts, to be like a character in Foul and Fair. Like any other significant character, the team had to have its own narrative arc, something that would enable the reader to see how they change over the course of the book. Differe...

R is for Referees. There is a shortage of qualified referees in grassroots football. The situation I experienced as a manager is the one that I’ve included in Foul and Fair – most teams other than the oldest of junior sides have to supply their own refs, with the few available league-app...

A few weeks ago, I had a phone call from a friend asking if I’d be interested in appearing as a guest on a new podcast she was setting up. Sophie’s idea was that all writers, whether we mean to our not, reveal something of ourselves in our writing. It’s not just about personality, ...

I heard a podcast discussion recently that included the topic of music in films. One of the presenters offered the view that when songs accompany key scenes on the screen, it creates an opportunity for listening in a more emotionally focused way than any other. We may connect with a song on the radi...