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Love Cozies? 23 Aug 2013 | 07:05 pm
I love a good mystery, but not being a fan of psychological thrillers which keep me awake at night, I gravitate toward cozies for my light reading. Lately I have begun writing them too, and as an inv...
Jane Austen Didn't Have a Critique Group 19 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
Is it just me, or is everyone seems to be writing novels these days? The number of author blogs and showcase book blogs on the web are vast and increase daily, in fact is there anyone who isn't writin...
Jessica Dotta's Giveaway 13 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am
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Do You 'See' Your Characters 1 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
When I begin writing my story, which in my case is a spreadsheet which lists my research, chronology and scenes which plot out where I am going, like most authors I follow the 'writers' guide' which s...
Blog Award 29 Jul 2013 | 01:44 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 With many thanks to the lovely Maggi Andersen for nominating me for this Blog Award For those I nominate in turn - I ...
Where Are All The Good Books? 26 Jul 2013 | 08:06 pm
During a recent conversation with an author friend, she said her publisher is 'having difficulties with distribution', i.e. they are unable to get her new title into High Street bookstores. This seems...
Anyone With Me On The White Queen? 15 Jul 2013 | 05:07 pm
Edward IV and Elizabeth at Reading Abbey 1464 As a rule, I avoid TV dramas taken from historical novels as the author, and then the producers tend to mess around with the facts too much for me - The ...
Book Launch-Maid of Oaklands Manor 4 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am
I am delighted to feature a novel being launched today which I am reading at the moment - and loving it! Terri Nixon's debut novel published by Piatkus gives Downton Abbey a run for it's money, and a...
How Much Is Too Much-Descriptions That Is 21 Jun 2013 | 06:07 pm
Novels always attract different attitudes from readers. This is particularly true of my latest wip which I am putting through two critique groups. Some think the converstions are colourful and witty, ...
Review For Royalist Rebel 14 Jun 2013 | 04:29 pm
I don't normally boast about my reviews, but had to share this one as Petrea Burchard, who wrote it for her local publication Pasadena News, really did 'get' what I was trying to portray in my version...