by Clare Flynn | Dec 19, 2019
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...
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 | Dec 12, 2017
I recently held a workshop for five other authors so we could all share marketing ideas and critique each other’s websites, cover designs and social media presence. It was a fun day and we all came away with loads of useful ideas as well as some new friendships....
by Clare Flynn | Feb 14, 2016
In honour of Valentine’s Day I thought it would be fun to share some extracts of first meetings from my novels, thinking of the words of Dostoyevsky – “We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight,...
by Clare Flynn | Dec 17, 2014
One of the essentials of writing historical fiction is that you get your background details right. What I hadn’t realised when I started on this journey was that I would have to do so much research around modes of transport. I’d never shown the remotest...
