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Filming the Antiques Roadshow, a ‘cursed’ Chinese embroidery, and 6 brilliant...
A few days ago I was at the filming of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow in the beautiful gardens at Cartwright Hall in Bradford. Cartwright Hall looking lovely in the sunshine I love the Antiques Roadshow...
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The Christmas Rivals, or ‘Merry Christmas, Brontesaurus!’: a heartwarming...
It’s the last Round Robin of the year! And for December, each of the Round Robin authors is offering a free piece of writing. So here’s my free short story, called The Christmas Rivals, or ‘Merry...
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Writing what you don’t know: how to choose the right career for your characters
Another month, and another authors’ Round Robin! This month author Skye Taylor has set us a thought-provoking topic… How do you choose the right career for your characters? When I first started...
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The Elf Swap: a free short story for Christmas
It’s the last authors’ Round Robin of the year! And this month, we’ve each of us taken the time to write a story for our readers. And so… …here’s my free heartwarming short story, The Elf Swap. I hope...
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The fabulous Kew Palace and the true story of Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte
If you haven’t yet seen the Netflix series Queen Charlotte, and if you’re looking for a touching love story, with a great script, an excellent cast, beautiful costumes and stunning scenery, then...
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Girls Succeed – a book to inspire, entertain and empower girls
Little Sable Point, one of Michigan’s many lighthouses My first ever novel, The Silk Romance, was published by a small independent publisher, MuseItUp Publishing, in Canada. Through MIU I made some...
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Midsummer Magic at Miss Moonshine’s Emporium is out now!
This is just a quick post to say our new anthology, Midsummer Magic at Miss Moonshine’s Emporium, is out now in paperback and for Kindle. The anthology is free on Kindle Unlimited – and look at the...
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5 ways writing has changed me
Another month of the year has gone by, and it’s time for another authors’ Round Robin. This month the topic is… Does writing change the author? Do you think your writing has changed you in any...
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Some excellent tips on writing consistently and productively from the Self...
Last week I was at the Self Publishing Show Live conference at County Hall in London – my second time at the event – and I came away even more inspired than last year. It was brilliant to be...
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Is keeping a blog pointless with the rise of AI?
Another month, and another of our authors’ Round Robins. This month, I’m adapting a topic set by author Skye Taylor… Promotion and marketing: do you love it or loathe it? And what works for your...
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Chapter One: 3 tips for hooking the reader and setting the tone of your novel
Another month, and another of our authors’ Round Robins. This month, our topic has been set by author Connie Vines Chapter One: Hooking the reader and setting the tone of the story As Connie says in...
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Do the mash-up: the joys and pitfalls of blended literary genres
Another month, and another of our authors’ Round Robins. This month, author Skye Taylor has set our interesting topic: What do you enjoy about writing and reading blended genres (otherwise known as...
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A Valentine to romance novels: why readers love them, and why they should be...
This week I started reading Ella Risbridger’s book In Love with Love: The Persistence and Joy of Romantic Fiction. The book champions romance novels; a review in The Times described it as ‘a deeply...
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‘A Toast to the Ladies’: how researching women’s lives in the nineteenth...
Another month… and our first authors’ Round Robin of the year! This month, author Skye Taylor has an interesting question for us: What’s been your most fun or eye-opening research experience? I’ve had...
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A Meet Cute Surprise at Christmas: a heartwarming short story
Every year, in the week before Christmas, we Round Robin authors share a new festive story with our readers, and I have a special story below… First, though, perhaps you might like a little bit of...
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9 creepy stories perfect for Hallowe’en
It’s time for another authors’ Round Robin and for the month of October, we have the perfect topic… Scary stories for Hallowee’en If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll know I don’t read...
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One simple, effective tip for structuring a novel, that even works for pantsers
After a summer break it’s time for another authors’ Round Robin. This month the topic has been set by author Skye Taylor Are you a plotter or a pantser? As an editor I’ve read many, many manuscripts,...
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A Literary Tour of Yorkshire: Books Set in Sheffield and the ‘South Riding’
It’s the very last day of summer, and the last stop on my literary tour of Yorkshire before the bad weather sets in – and we’ll all have an excuse to read more! (If you’d like to visit previous stops...
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A Literary Tour of Yorkshire: Books Set in York
This summer I’m running a literary tour featuring books set Yorkshire. We started with the quaint town of Saltburn-by-the Sea, moved on to books set in Bradford, followed by a historical tour of books...
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Filming the Antiques Roadshow, a ‘cursed’ Chinese embroidery, and 6 brilliant...
A few days ago I was at the filming of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow in the beautiful gardens at Cartwright Hall in Bradford. Cartwright Hall looking lovely in the sunshine I love the Antiques Roadshow...
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