How To Reignite Your Own Spark

How To Reignite Your Own Spark

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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

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‘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

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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...

Me ‘n’ Dorothy Koomson

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I was invited by the brilliant, best-selling novelist Dorothy Koomson to share my essential reads and writing tips on her website.  Click here to read all about it. While you’re there, check out her new book: The Ice Cream Girls.  As thought-provoking, warm and...

How I Became A Writer

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Here’s me talking about my writing life at the Thoroughly Modern Heroines event which took place at Waterstone’s in Notting Hill – beside me are fellow authors Josa Young http://oneappletasted.com and Kate Morris http://katemorris.co.uk. Click on...