Creative Scotland bursary

Added on 01 December 2015

I am currently the proud recipient of a bursary from Creative Scotland, to enable me to devote serious time, energy and creative focus to my current writing project. This is a historical novel, the working title for which is The Stone Stories. It is long, and in three parts - it will quite possibly ...

Bear Witness special offer

Added on 21 September 2015

Mandy's second novel, Bear Witness, is the perfect read for people wondering what Scotland might have been like if the country had voted for independence in the referendum on 18 September 2014. Get a discounted, signed copy, posted free to you here until further notice.

Skipper ticket

Added on 08 September 2015

I'm proud to be able to tell the world that I passed my Day Skipper practical exam, so I'm now officially able to skipper our sailing boat, Each Mara.