When I spotted Sarah Mallery’s title Sewing Can Be Dangerous, and other Small Threads, I thought it was one of the best titles of a book I’d ever seen (right up there with By Grand Central Station I Sat Down
Kerry J Donovan’s talent is positively criminal
I ‘met’ Kerry J. Donovan when I was an indie author and we belonged to the same online support group. All I know about him is that he was born in Dublin, now lives and writes in a stone cottage in rural
What Bronwyn Elsmore does Every Five Minutes
One of the joys of being a writer in today’s connected world is making new friends all over the planet. I’ve never actually met Bronwyn Elsmore (who lives in New Zealand, just about as far away from Scotland as it’s
Life’s no drag with Janie Millman!
I first met Janie Millman on a writing course, and we have been firm friends ever since. In 2009, Janie and her husband (actor Mike Wilson) had a rush of blood to the head and moved to south west France. They spent a
Liam Livings and the world of gay romance
I met Liam Livings this summer at the RNA conference in London. He’s a brave man – one of a dozen or so – among a throng of almost 200 women. But then, Liam is an author who is proud
From Paris, with love – Lynne Shelby’s debut novel
Meet Lynne Shelby. In January 2015, she won the Accent Press & Woman Magazine Writing Competition, and her debut novel French Kissing is to be published by Accent Press on 20th August 2015. Lynne loves travelling, and places she visits inspire her.
It’s real! A paperback emerges from the wisp of an idea
A novel starts as a thought or an observation or character that niggles away in a dark corner of your mind. If there’s something in any of that that’s worthwhile, it becomes an idea and requires serious attention. It might make
American author PC Zick on the pros and cons of being an indie
What I love about our connected world is the opportunities it gives us to meet people from all over the world – people we would never otherwise have known even existed. PC Zick is a new acquaintance of mine. She’s
Edinburgh is a perfect setting for Regency novels, says Anne Stenhouse
I’ve known author and playwright Anne Stenhouse for some years – in fact, I first met her when I joined a local book club in Edinburgh. Neither of us were published authors back then! Since then, Anne has gone on to
Georgina Troy is living the Jersey dream
Georgina Troy lives on the island of Jersey and can see the lights in France at night from her bedroom window. This isn’t surprising as Jersey is only fifteen miles off the French coast. She lives near the sea – but then