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Have You Ever Gone to Bed Hungry?

Have You Ever Gone to Bed Hungry?

Have you ever gone to bed hungry? Worse, have you ever woken up still hungry and gone through your day with a growling belly? I have. And I did so to make sure my child would have enough to eat instead. When my daughter’s father left, he also left me with £8 in coins...

The Author Who Helped Catch A Killer

The Author Who Helped Catch A Killer

True crime fans love to bend their brains around cold cases and follow the clues that might help solve them at last. Few, however, are as successful as Michelle McNamara, author of I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, who tied together seemingly separate crimes as the work of...

Be A North Star

Be A North Star

I always used to sing when I was at my unhappiest. Through lousy student jobs, hideous break-ups and life’s disappointments I would trill away, sounding happy as a lark. Except, of course, I wasn’t. But that didn’t matter because the act of singing seemed to convince...

How To Reignite Your Own Spark

How To Reignite Your Own Spark

Remember that sense of wonder you had as a kid? The feeling that everything was magical? That you could weave some of that magic and make it your own… No? Then you are not alone. There’s a thing that gets in the way called life. It smothers and even extinguishes that...

Sex, death and your soul…what it takes to write

Sex, death and your soul…what it takes to write

‘Are you working on anything at the moment?’ It’s one of those questions writers get asked all the time. And my truthful answer is, always. Because my way of working involves a lot of thinking and yet more thinking before I ever commit a word to the page. It’s the...

Why You Should Never Give Up

Why You Should Never Give Up

Today I got to hold my new book for the first time. Yes, it is like holding a baby. But this baby is more special than most. I know all new parents say that and I hope you’ll forgive the analogy as you read on…because my real offspring and this published one are...