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Do you remember when you first started writing? I don't mean writing stories, but when you were first taught to hold a pencil and write...

Today it is my great pleasure to welcome the respected historical novelist, Eleanor Swift-Hook to the blog to discuss her bestselling...

There are several way to plot a novel but this is one method that should help authors, whatever fiction genre you write and whatever...

As an author I am asked many questions about my craft. Is it just a hobby? How did you get into that? How much time do you spend writing?...

I am thrilled to have been included on the blog tour for the new book Whispers Through Time by my good friend and fellow author, Melanie...

Let me start by assuring you that you nobody finds writing a synopsis easy. After all, if your story could be told in one thousand words,...

If you ask a reader why they chose to buy a certain book you will get a variety of responses. Perhaps it was written by an author whose...

I am pleased to have been invited to help promote the new book by Sierra Cross. I hope you agree with me that it sounds like a really...

I often say that I don't like novels where the time line jumps about, and this novel ceratinly does that! However, I will forgive Erin...

It is my great pleasure to welcome my friend and fellow author, Olga Swan, to the blog today to discuss her new novel One Morning in...

I hope you were able to download my new book, Hunter's Christmas and Other Stories on your new Christmas Kindle or unwrap it amongst your...

Let me take this chance to tell you about Hunter’s Christmas, the new book of short stories containing tales featuring DI Hunter Wilson,...

I am so pleased to have a new book coming out this year and to be making the departure into short stories is exciting. Let me share an...

The first novel I wrote was Hunter’s Chase and this month my first collection of short stories is published by SpellBound Books Ltd. The...

What exciting times are here! I have just branched into my first collection of short stories. Of course, I have contributed stories to...

It is a joy to welcome bestselling American author, Sarah Davis (S.E.Davis) to the blog. She has agreed to sher an exceprt from her...

It is great to welcome bestselling author Lesley Field to the blog today to offer her insights into using social media as an author....

Today, my friend and fellow author Richard E. Rock visits the blog to discuss the importance of research in his novels. Thank you for...

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell was book of the month for our village book group. There was a wide variety of views about it, but...

It is a delight to have the bestselling author, Kate Braithwaite, to the blog today to discuss creating believable characters in her most...