Originally my first book was going to be called Justice for the Dead, I decided to change it to Unseasoned Soul, Justice for the Dead...

So, recently The Turkish Detective TV series started on BBC in the UK. It is based on the Detective İkmen books written by Barbara Nadel...

Ernest Hemingway, 1940s. Hemingway's 7 Tips for Writing:⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣I love the, "Don't describe an emotion--make it."⁣⁣⁣⁣ When handling a...

Well what a fast few months we have had. I went to Hisaronu with my daughter and her partner back in October. They hadn't stayed there...

I finally got to Cappadocia! It is a truly breathtaking place, I cannot recommend it enough! It was great to travel across Turkiye,...

I will be back in the Fethiye area in October. I'm hoping to visit Kaş and Kalkan, Cadianda and Sarıgerme amongst others. I hope to meet...

As you will all be aware on Monday 6th February 2023 at 4:17am in the morning, a massive earthquake hit the beautiful country of Turkiye....

After visiting Turkiye for many years, I have finally booked a trip to Cappadocia, in Central Anatolia. It is one of the top picks on my...

I've just returned from an amazing break away in Turkiye. Weather and people were fabulous, as always and I travelled with two maternal...

I feel very lucky to spend so much time in such a beautiful country, I stayed part way up a mountain in a serene villa. Sometimes...

So we have finally reached the end of 2021. When we entered the year, everyone was looking forward to coming out of lockdown and getting...

So, I have finished my first novel Justice for the Dead. The feedback I have had so far has been positive so as mentioned in an earlier...

I finally finished the editing of my very first novel Justice for the Dead. I started it two years ago inspired by a digger in a field...

PROLOGUE ENGLAND 2021 Wayne Jayes loved the solitude of his job. Operating a digger meant there was only room for one person inside his...

So we are on day about eleven or twelve of the Lockdown here in the UK, every day merges into one so it's hard to keep count. Lockdown...

So, here we are in the midst of the Corona Virus and people are already starting to panic like the world is going to end. The supermarket...

In the face of the literary world’s ongoing fetish for youth, I often like to remind myself that Gabriel García Márquez didn’t become...

1. You can't just get on a bike and ride it down the street If you've never learnt how to ride a bike, you wouldn't expect to climb onto...

I have just returned from my 2nd holiday in Turkey this year. Love this place so much. Whereas the first holiday here was just that a...

For those of you that know me well, you will already know about my love for the country Turkey. It inspires me more than any other place...