Author Interview – Jean Gill

Author Interview – Jean Gill

I’m delighted to welcome Jean Gill to the blog today. I met Jean in person at the Historical Novel Society Conference in Oxford last year – as is often the case we had crossed paths online and I recognised her face. Jean is a multi-talented individual, combining...
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...
Author Interview – Jane Davis

Author Interview – Jane Davis

I’m delighted to welcome author, Jane Davis onto the blog today to answer my questions about her writing life. Jane is the author of seven acclaimed novels and is a former winner of The Daily Mail First Novel Award for Half-truths and White Lies which was...
The Books I Read in 2016: Part 2

The Books I Read in 2016: Part 2

Here’s the promised follow up to my post of a few days ago on my reading during 2016. Of the 58 books I read, 36 were on my Kindle with a decent 40% of physical books. I find the Kindle Paperwhite is easier to read in bed as I don’t need to have lights on...
The Books I Read in 2016: Part 1

The Books I Read in 2016: Part 1

I set myself a target of reading a book a week in 2016 and managed to surpass this with 58. I’ve set myself the tougher goal of 60 books – or 5 a month for 2017 as, without a house move to undertake this year, I should be able to fit in more reading time....