Liza Perrat’s new novel

Liza Perrat’s new novel

I’m delighted to welcome Liza Perrat back to the blog to mark the publication of her new Australian novel The Lost Blackbird. I was fortunate to be asked by Liza to read the book in advance and contribute a quote to go on the cover. I thoroughly enjoyed the...
Swooping Magpies!

Swooping Magpies!

I’m delighted to welcome as my guest this week, Liza Perrat, who’s going to tell us about the perils of magpies, to coincide with the release of her 1970s medical drama set in Australia, The Swooping Magpie. Never having heard of this scary form of magpie...

Guest Post from Robert Crouch

I’m delighted to welcome my guest today, Robert Crouch, a fellow Eastbournian. Robert has the unusual distinction of drawing on his past experience as an environmental health officer to inform his crime fiction. This opens some fascinating doors and methods for...
5 Reasons to Write a Series Based on Your Own Life

5 Reasons to Write a Series Based on Your Own Life

I’m delighted to welcome my guest today, Helena Halme. Helena is a London-based Finnish author who writes in the English language – an amazing feat which she carries off beautifully. She is the author of six novels and is the winner of the John Nurmi prize...
The Button Maker’s Daughter

The Button Maker’s Daughter

I’m delighted to have Merryn Allingham as my guest on the blog this week. Merryn is the very popular author of the Daisy’s War trilogy of books set in India and London in the 1930s and 40s. Her latest books explore two pivotal moments in the history of...