Guest speaker at Longthwaite Writers’ Retreat in Cumbria: a weekend of marketing and self-publishing workshops with Paul Underwood, a vegan menu that won me over, and news of our return in April 2027.
A week in the Lakes with no WiFi, no deadlines, and no plan — and how doing absolutely nothing led to an unexpected discovery about Jane Eyre, Celia the Accidental Cyclist, and the strange way good ideas find you when you finally stop chasing them.
The Murphy household is a TV-free zone. Beatrix was a Border Collie who wrote her own ending. And somewhere between a campervan in the Lake District and a 17-minute countdown, everything changed.
