Memories of Living in Paris
Clare Flynn shares memories of living in Paris in the late 80s/90s and how she is drawing on these to inform her work in progress.
Western Approaches Command
When I was a child I grew up on a diet of old black and white movies – standard fodder for rainy Sunday afternoons. I loved the World War 2 ones – and my favourite scenes were those that took place in secret command centres where Wrens and WAAFs pushed model planes...
Finding Inspiration from Location – in Kenya
Nine times out of ten when it comes to writing a new book my start point is geographic location. It might be a particular country, or geographic area – or it might be a building or a landscape where a story comes to me. This time with my current work-in-progress I am...
How a photograph in a book inspired a character in my first novel
My first novel, A Greater World, begins in a place I have never actually visited. At least not the exact location, although I do know the surrounding area from my time living in the North East of England. The book originally opened with Elizabeth Morton, the main...
Wild Honey in India – on Location with Kurinji Flowers
This morning I was enjoying reading today’s story in the Discovering Diamonds December Story from a Song series If you haven’t been reading these – a new story inspired by a song every day until the New Year – then do have a look. At the end of each story you’ll find...