TV & Radio Presenter and Journalist. Aspiring author. Cornwall lover. Butler, chef and chief entertainments officer for the dogs in my life!

Making my writing more punchy. I'm a journalist, so it should be but I find myself using four words when one will do. I think it's because I've been trained to write as people speak but that doesn't always translate to the pages of a novel. I also need to be more active rather than passive in my writing.

I know battlefield First Aid and how to cope in a hostile environment - training courtesy of the BBC!

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Interviewing Jilly Cooper, who couldn't have been more generous or encouraging when I confessed I wanted to write a novel. She's a class act.