Letters from the island

A letter every Thursday: one scene from the novel’s island, one lesson from the writing and one question for you.

Rain on the street where the novel begins
Nov 5, 2026
The night the boats came in under the moon
Nov 4, 2026
Dominoes under the mango tree
Nov 3, 2026
How I wrote the first chapter eleven times
Nov 2, 2026
A hammock, a rocking chair and the last draft
Nov 1, 2026
Carnival week, and the scene I could not write
Oct 24, 2026
Flamingos at dawn, and a chapter I cut
Oct 17, 2026
Finding a publisher for a first novel
Oct 10, 2026
What my editor asked me to cut
Oct 3, 2026
Why I invented the town
Sep 26, 2026

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Letters from the Island

A letter every Thursday about writing a first novel, and the invented island town where it is set.