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Hi! Thanks for joining me.

And welcome to the exclusive (secret?) part of my website that only you, as a newsletter subscriber, can reach and see.

So this is where I can loosen my belt and let my hair down (metaphorically, of course!) and say stuff I might not say anywhere else! So this (sort of) secret page is a kind of lounge where I spill the tea.

The books may be fictional, but the ideas behind them begin in the real world.

You’ll now be the first to hear about my books, writing projects, and the real events, places and people that inspire them.

First bit of tea: the death of one of the characters in ‘The Shape of Rain’ was inspired by, and is a tribute to, a journalist friend of mine who died in very similar circumstances.

Even the photos on this page will be a lot less formal!

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Second bit of tea: around 66% of the events that occur in The Shape of Rain actually happened in real life. Just some of the locations, chronology and names have been changed to protect the innocent and me. So, is the remaining 33% of what happens so unlikely? Maybe I’m putting my own words to the pictures, or maybe some of this stuff actually happened…

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That’s a lot of sky – and, yes, I do like the sea!

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Nick Hirst in a bar with two beers
I think it’s always important to have a beer in reserve…you know, just in case!