Romance Author & Book Blogger
This book, Out of Touch, by debut author, Haleh Agar, has rocketed up my own 2020 Book Favourites List. This book is so good it needs to be shouted about. Out of Touch was published at the start of April and in light of everything that’s happening we need to shout a little louder about […]
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I read a good blog post which talked about the following: People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a […]
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I love books which not only contain a good story but also carry some valuable life lessons. This book surprised me. It wasn’t what I expected at all. I knew I would get a funny romance with a gin theme, but I didn’t think I would get an uplifting story of reinvention, self discovery and […]
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I loved Sandy’s first book, One Summer in Santorini and I didn’t think she’d beat that in terms of reader enjoyment but…I was wrong. Oh my goodness – That Night in Paris is now my favourite (sorry Sandy x). On this blog I like to create new lingo so I think the phrase – ‘I’m going […]
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This is the perfect activity for lockdown. If you’ve ever dreamed about becoming a writer and want to master that writer look or you might be a fully fledged writer but don’t feel you are owning that creative look, read on. Here are 5 key looks for writers which could be easily created during lockdown: […]
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I am so honoured to be part of this blog tour. This book series is FABULOUS. Book 1 made me tweet Nicola May like mad and book 2 made me miss my London tube station. I am so glad my friend once said to me, “have you read any of Nicola May’s books?” It was […]
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I have such a treat for all you romance writers! Author Lucy Keeling is here to talk to us about writing naughty scenes in romance novels. I have to say I avoided them in my novel, Instructions For Falling In Love Again, because all my saucy scenes had the cringe factor. After writing one I […]
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It has been a few weeks since I have done a book review. It has done me good to have a break so here I am – bright eyed and bushy tailed. I was drawn to this book, A Train From Penzance to Paris,’ by its pretty cover. My book loving heart swelled at the […]
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I’ve had my share of tough writing times. I’ve experienced rejection, written blog posts about my creativity drying up, moaned about my writing, cried about my writing, had sleepless nights about crater-sized plot holes, written lengthy emails to writing friends about my troubling procrastination levels and filled out lots of diary pages about writing failures. […]
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This post is dedicated to all the demanding and pushy short stories out there, currently pestering their writers and demanding to be turned into something bigger. I read a great quote yesterday from a Barnes & Nobel article where a short story was described as a literary iceberg, tales with so many ideas unseen below […]
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