Hunting for new book ideas can be tough especially if you don’t have a conveyor belt of shiny new ideas awaiting you. Often social media will make you feel like you are the only writer in the world who hasn’t got a GREAT idea to work on and that can cause you some creative suffering. […]
I am delighted to have Irish novelist Emma Murray on my blog today. Emma is the author of The Juggle which I cannot wait to read. Emma is going to be reviewing Other Women by Cathy Kelly which sounds fabulous. So, Emma, my blog is all yours. Hello everyone, Other Women by Cathy Kelly The […]
Have you been stuck at the literary coalface for sometime? Are you in need of writer self-care? This fabulous guest post from author Abi Yardimci is for you. If you’ve not checked out Abi’s books than I strongly suggest you do. Her books are funny, enchanting and carry several inspirational life lessons. Over to you, […]
This book has not left me alone all weekend. It’s one of those books which shouts out to you the second you walk away from it and makes you question yourself – should you put another load in the washing machine or should you read another chapter? I would also like to say that this […]
Oh my goodness romance fans – there’s a new romance author queen 👑 in town and she’s called Kelly Tink! This book gave me bucket loads of warm tingles. It made me reach for my handheld electric fan in places and it tugged at my heartstrings. This book also made me want to hunt down […]
The idea for this post came to me after I was reading an article on Medium about the phrase overnight success. I have always been intrigued by the term and the notion that success JUST happens to authors. Surely there is more to overnight literary fame than meets the eye? Once you type this myth […]
Before anyone says anything about the topic for this post – I am a romance writer so this is the sort of tough and challenging research I have to do. *sigh* I am in the middle of my current project and bored with writing the same old kiss so I thought to myself; there MUST […]
As it’s the start of October I am getting excited about what I call snuggle reads. These are comforting romance reads which you can dive into whilst curled up on your sofa…with a soft blanket over your legs and a cup of soothing tea on the little table beside you. This book by Suzanne Snow […]
Don’t you just love a book which whisks you off to a different world and slips you into the shoes of someone leading an interesting life? The prologue of this book; Under a Siena Sun by T.A Williams, did remind me of one of my favourite TV shows – Our Girl and all I will […]
I read this book and wished I had Polly, the main character’s new job. I found myself feeling envious of Polly working at To The Moon & Back dating agency in New York. I don’t normally get career envy when reading about the lives of fictional people but I did with Polly. This book was […]