by Clare Flynn | Mar 28, 2018
One of my novels, The Chalky Sea, is set here in Eastbourne during the Second World War. This is a book that I never planned to write – until two years ago, when I moved back to the town where I spent my teens and discovered something I’d never known then – that...
by Clare Flynn | Mar 3, 2018
Often the trigger for me in writing a book is its setting. My imagination is captured by a particular location. There will be something specific that is the source of its appeal to me as a writer and then I think how I can bring it to life on the page. I then dream up...
by Clare Flynn | Nov 27, 2017
Yesterday was a big day – I’ve completed my third NaNoWriMo in a row, with four days to spare. In case you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is – it’s NationalNovelWritingMonth – entrants are targeted with writing fifty thousand words during the month of November –an average...
by Clare Flynn | Sep 8, 2017
Like most authors I live in fear of someone examining my Google search history. I’ve looked up all manner of things in the name of research and some of them might take a bit of explaining. At the moment I’m writing the sequel to The Chalky Sea. It’s...
by Clare Flynn | Feb 9, 2016
Finding appropriate and memorable names for characters in my novels is a fun challenge. My favourite method – as I write historical fiction – is to have a wander round a graveyard. I’ve always had a weird fascination with cemeteries. I haunted Père Lachaise when I...
by Clare Flynn | May 18, 2015
I don’t often use my blog to publicise non-fiction books but I’m making an exception today for Jessica Bell’s new book, launched today, which is designed to cut down the massive learning curve and make it all simple! This 6th installment of the...
