It feels strange to think back to early 2020 and how I assumed that everything would be back to normal in 2021. Ha ha ha ha. Let’s just say that my expectations for 2022 aren’t quite so optimistic.

There have been highs and lows this year, as there are every year, only this year all the lows have all been Covid related!

To begin with my second young adult book, The Island, was published in January when the UK was in lockdown. Not a great start to the year.

In February I decide...