My writing journey

​ (cont from About page)
At first my writing  was in the form of short stories most of which still lie, unread by others, in notebooks and files. Finally I took three months off work to live in a remote but glorious Scottish town on the Kintyre Peninsula. With a backdrop of the famous Mull of Kintyre and overlooking the ever (for me) beguiling Isle of Jura (once home to Eric Blair- aka George Orwell) I began contemplating writing the story about the fascinating Antonio Vivaldi.

For years I'd been saying "someone should make a movie about Vivaldi". His dedication to composing music and  teaching young girls who'd been abandoned at birth- passed through a hole in the wall, a scarfetta - intrigued me, especially since I'd worked for years with young women who our society had virtually abandoned within the prison system.

When I stumbled across the story of of a flute concerto by Vivaldi, recently uncovered amongst Scottish archives, I was hooked. My  hobby became a serious pursuit and my novel was conceived.

​I'd love to hear from others about where the ideas for their novels or short stories came from. Use the comments section on the page or via my Facebook/ email.