books

  • I hadn’t read a Linwood Barclay book for a while, but when I saw the blurb I knew it was a must-read. I’m sure you’ll soon see why: The blurb says: ‘WHEN THE DOORS CLOSE, HE’S GOT YOU… It begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in Manhattan. Each presses the button…

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  • The lovely Sarah Evans, author, freelance writer and avid crafter, invited me to do a guest post about my book last week. In the post, I gave a brief overview of my book and included an extract from the book about rejection: Rejection is part and parcel of a writer’s life. I could paper my…

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  • Guest Blog Post

    I’ve been completely overwhelmed with the support and help the wonderful blogging community has given me with my new book, Publication Guaranteed (Well, Almost!). Last week, the lovely Sue Vincent invited me to appear on her blog: I’d always loved writing, right from when I was a little girl and I was sure I was…

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  • I first became aware of The Newbury Short Story teller, aka Martin Strike, while I was editing my local Cats Protection magazine. His lovely wife wrote a piece about the cat they’d recently adopted from the charity. Martin emailed me to see if I’d be interested in using a story he’d written in the magazine…

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  • I met Mick Williams at an author meetup just before lockdown. I only managed to have a quick chat so it was great to find out more about him and his books during the interview. Q. Your latest book, Hope’s Game, came out earlier in the year. Can you tell us a little bit about…

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  • It’s only a few days away until the launch of my first writing craft book, Publication Guaranteed (Well, Almost!). Last week, I asked you what you’d like me to write for the next book in the series. Most of you came back and said you’d be interested in a book on mistakes writers make and…

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  • What To Write Next?

    As many of you know, my first writing craft book, Publication Guaranteed (Well, Almost!) is coming out on the 27th June. Thank you to those of you who have already pre-ordered the book. I have so many ideas for the next book in the series. Would you like to see one about actual publications to…

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  • The quote from The Observer on the front caught my eye as I was traipsing round Waterstones searching for a new book: ‘Engaging and enchanting…a fairytale for adults, with all the wonder – and terror – that that entails…‘ Intrigued? I certainly was. I turned the book over and read the blurb: ‘It is 1917,…

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  • It’s two weeks until the launch of my first writing craft book, Publication Guaranteed (Well, Almost!). I know many of you have struggled to get your articles and short stories published in magazines and I want to help. I hope you’ll find the book useful in giving you plenty of advice, tips and examples. There…

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  • I’m excited to announce that Publication Guaranteed (well, almost!) will be launched on the 27th June. It’s available for pre-order now: Amazon UK Amazon US It’ll only be available as an ebook to begin with; a paperback will follow soon. Here’s a reminder of the blurb: Fed up with rejection after rejection? Not sure how…

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