A new 5* Review

A wonderful way to start a day of writing - finding a new 5* review on ebay! Never even thought of looking on there before - thank you, whoever you are, made my day. Great for amateur historians. I'm very interested in my local history & this book has some interesting facts. I do have …

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Writing Tip #3 – Write What You Know (& Love)

Good advice here 🙂

Writing, Work and Wine

Hello my lovelies,

April is zipping by and it won’t be long until May. The sun has been shining, everyone seems happier and I’ve been spending my lunch breaks reading books down by the river. I’m very lucky to have such gorgeous views just two minutes from where I do my day job 🙂

So, it’s time for my next writing tip, and I hope this is one that’ll resonate with people because it’s so bloody hard to get right. When you’re deciding what kind of book you want to write, my advice is this – write what you know and love.

If you write about what you know, it lends an air of authenticity to your book, which in turn makes it believable and allows your readers to connect with the world and the characters you’ve created. Writing what you know can be using anything relevant, such as: –

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My first book talk & signing …

... went very well!   To say I was terrified is an understatement, especially as there was a full house. But the host was fab, the people were lovely and I had a really, really, good day. And a massive thank you to the independent book shop - Barnards of Uxbridge, Middx - for being …

The mysterious deserted medieval village of Lancaut, near Chepstow

    Approximately a mile north of Chepstow, on English side of the River Wye and right on the the border of Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, sit the ruins of an old church, as seen above. It is all that remains of a medieval village, plus a still-working farm further up the hill behind the church; …

Twitter. Finally.

Well, I've avoided it since its inception ... whenever that was. I realise as a professional author it's all part of the marketing business so today I launched my author twitter page, which looks incredibly boring so far. I still don't want a personal one but it's interesting to have a look around, seeing who …

Photographer, illustrator and damn nice woman

Ok, she's my cousin so I maybe a tad biased but honestly, she is a wonderful photographer and has now got her blog and Facebook page up and running. A talented illustrator and artist, Lisa will be doing a couple of illustrations for my second book and has written and illustrated her own children's books …