Aimee Horton's Blog

Two and a half years ago, my mum was diagnosed with cancer, and six months ago today she died. Since then, I’ve been dealing with all the things that come with grief. Some of it I expected, sadness, numbness, anger, confusion. But the bit I didn’t expect was clarity, or feeling like I’ve regained some […]

I’ve been intending to join in with Morgana’s #LittleLoves since the beginning of the new year, but here we are, at the last of the month and this is my first chance. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, lots of new responsibilities, meetings and of course rewrites and revisions. All I seem to do […]

I used to get excited when people would ask me ‘how’s the book going?’ ‘Good,’ I’d say. ‘I’m near the end of this draft!’ I’d reply.  ‘When’s it out? Where can I buy it?’  ‘God knows, I still have edits etc. to go through, and then somebody has to like it and want to publish it.’ […]

I think it’s safe to say, I’m not the only person who’s found 2017 a bit of a whirlwind. Personally it’s been a massive learning curve, one that I’ve enjoyed. YES I may have had a tantrum or two, I may have been filled with self doubt and considered packing it all in and becoming […]

I love gin, I think that’s obvious from all of my social media channels, oh and my blog name…plus they feature heavily in all of my books. However, I hear some of you aren’t necessarily a fan, you don’t get…

  It’s the first week of the holidays, and I’d be lying if I said the kids had totally driven me mad, because they’ve hardly been here. It just fell that I had stuff to do this week so the…

What a gin day it has been, I may have had a glass of gin after my brunch this morning (Williams Chase GB Extra Dry in case you were wondering) and then after a fab night at Elton John last…

In the last week, we have been in hospital three times, for three separate reasons and people – but the first two paled in comparison to thinking that Theo might have meningitis, or one of the many other things that spin…

RACHAEL LUCAS!!!! I’m SO excited to have Rachael on my blog today. I’ve been a fan and followed Rachael’s story (stalked) for a while now. Rachael isn’t just a great writer (her latest book Wildflower Bay – Part 1 is…

I’m worried. Being a director on a multi-academy trust, and a chair of the local board at the school both boys attend, I think a lot about how things are going to be in the future. Not just the future…