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Have yourself a merry Christmas story!
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Continue reading →: Have yourself a merry Christmas story!It’s the last Saturday before Christmas, and the last authors’ Round Robin of the year. Our topic this month of December is to write a short story or release an excerpt from one of our books. This has been such a terrible year for so many. I’m sure I’m not…
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9 brilliant Christmas novels for a winter’s evening
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Continue reading →: 9 brilliant Christmas novels for a winter’s eveningIf, like me, you’re dreaming of a Christmas filled with books, films and mince pies, here are some of my favourite Christmas novels for inspiration, both for Christmas gift ideas,and for sitting by the fire with a glass of Bailey’s, with nothing to do but read :) Three of the…
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Continue reading →: Dinosaurs, a deadly disease and time travel in Jennifer Macaire’s new novelIn Jennifer Macaire’s new novel a deadly disease is ripping through the world. Her heroine has the chance to save millions of lives by travelling back in time to find a vaccine. I love the premise of this new book (and how I wish someone would step through a time…
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6 of my favourite romantic novels
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Continue reading →: 6 of my favourite romantic novelsThis month our authors’ Round Robin question is one of the most difficult so far… What are your favourite books of all time, in your favourite genres? What a question to have to answer! I have SO many favourite books, whittling down a list is like having to kill off…
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Continue reading →: How do you develop the theme of your novel? And does theme matter?It’s time for another of our authors’ Round Robin posts, and this month we have another thought-provoking topic set by author Rhobin Courtright… ‘Most novels have an easily understood point to make to the reader. Do your stories ever have more subtle themes?’ When I first start a novel, I’m…
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Good to meet you…author Ruby Moone (@RubyMooneWriter)
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Continue reading →: Good to meet you…author Ruby Moone (@RubyMooneWriter)I’m delighted to welcome author friend Ruby Moone to my blog today, on one of the hottest weeks of the year so far. We’re not used to these hot temperatures here in the north of England, but I’ve got us some chilled Vimto and some Fab ice lollies. Hopefully that…
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Continue reading →: Happy Yorkshire Day! Celebrating with some photos and a novel set on the Yorkshire moorsAugust 1st is Yorkshire Day, so today I thought I’d share some photos and a post about my county. Many years ago I spent a week in a hostel in the middle of the Yorkshire moors with a group of teenagers from an industrial city in Germany. They were on…
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Continue reading →: How do you develop realistic characters who are different from yourself?It’s time for another of our authors’ Round Robins, and this month the topic is… How do you develop a character who is different in personality from all the other characters you have developed, or from yourself? If you’ve followed my blog for a while you’ll know I’m a big…
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Continue reading →: Three tips for finding inner calm, with author Heather Brainerd (@HFBrainerd)I’ve known American author Heather Brainerd ever since we had our first books published around the same time with the same publisher, and we’ve remained friends ever since. I hope to meet in real life some day. In the meantime, I’ve been lucky to get to know Heather as a…
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Good to meet you…author Zoe May (@zoe_writes)
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Continue reading →: Good to meet you…author Zoe May (@zoe_writes)It’s been a while since I invited an author round for a chat, and so it’s a great pleasure to welcome author Zoe May today, to a blustery and showery Yorkshire. Hang your brolly up, Zoe, and I’ll make us a brew. Thanks for dropping in! Where do you live,…
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