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Authors Interviewing Characters: Paulette Kennedy

Authors Interviewing Characters: Paulette Kennedy

THE DEVIL AND MRS. DAVENPORT The bestselling author of The Witch of Tin Mountain and Parting the Veil mines the subtle horrors of 1950s America in a gripping novel about a woman under pressure―from the living and the dead. The first day of autumn brought the fever, and with the fever came the voices. Missouri, 1955. Loretta Davenport has […]

February 20, 2024 | By | Reply More
On Writing In Your Mind – The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono

On Writing In Your Mind – The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono

  I have been a passionate fan of music, since seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, when I was six years old. After a brief career as a writer for publications, I immersed myself in writing about the music that I love. I started writing a blog in 2002 (madelinex.com). It’s […]

February 18, 2024 | By | Reply More
The Secret Life of A Publishing Company Part II

The Secret Life of A Publishing Company Part II

The Secret Life of A Publishing Company Part II In my first post, I outlined why Jurcell Virginia and I set up Inkspot Publishing www.inkspotpublishing.com, and I promised a blueprint for setting up a publishing company. The steps are not sequential, and if you decide to go ahead, you will find yourself engaged in all […]

February 16, 2024 | By | 1 Reply More
Alice McIlroy: On Writing Genre-Blending Fiction 

Alice McIlroy: On Writing Genre-Blending Fiction 

Alice McIlroy: On writing genre-blending fiction  It’s funny stumbling upon my debut novel in the crime section of bookshops, which is where it tends to be. Each time, finding it being stocked is a unique thrill. There is nothing quite like walking into a shop and finding it on the shelves: the sheer joy of […]

February 15, 2024 | By | 1 Reply More
The Journey from Cocoon to Cosmos 

The Journey from Cocoon to Cosmos 

The Journey from Cocoon to Cosmos  By Lyn Patterson As humans, we are inspired by stories of change and metamorphosis. There’s no greater symbol of this than the lowly, crawling caterpillar that evolves into the majestic, soaring butterfly. But, to me, the most important part of the story happens during the in-between, quiescent, transformative stage. […]

February 15, 2024 | By | Reply More
Judy Lannon: My Self-Publishing Journey

Judy Lannon: My Self-Publishing Journey

2024 has started as a year of highs and lows, and the year is still young. I will focus on the highs.  In February I published my second novel, The Making of Genevieve. This is definitely one of the highs. It’s almost two years ago to the day when I published my debut novel, Nine […]

February 14, 2024 | By | Reply More
From Clichés to Complexity: Neda Aria’s Journey as Lilith Wilde in Reinventing Romance

From Clichés to Complexity: Neda Aria’s Journey as Lilith Wilde in Reinventing Romance

From Clichés to Complexity: Neda Aria’s Journey as Lilith Wilde in Reinventing Romance I began my literary journey wrapped in the anonymity of a pen name back in Iran between ages 19 to 21, crafting what I now view as ‘cheesy, mass-pleasing, marketable YA fiction’. Those days, although successful, are like distant shadows to the […]

February 14, 2024 | By | Reply More
Writing tips: How to Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough

Writing tips: How to Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough

Writing tips: How to Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough KI was writing and submitting for years – finished nine complete novels! – before I got published. Since then, I’ve had fourteen young adult novels published and my shiny new thing is a psychological thriller for adults, The Patient, out with Bookouture 13th February […]

February 13, 2024 | By | Reply More
How I ‘Found’ Carolyn Wells, the Once Famous, Now Forgotten Mystery Author  by Rebecca Rego Barry

How I ‘Found’ Carolyn Wells, the Once Famous, Now Forgotten Mystery Author by Rebecca Rego Barry

How I ‘Found’ Carolyn Wells, the Once Famous, Now Forgotten Mystery Author by Rebecca Rego Barry I first learned of Carolyn Wells in the spring of 2011. For most of my life, I’ve been drawn to books, especially old books. So it’s not particularly surprising that I ended up dabbling in rare and antiquarian books, […]

February 13, 2024 | By | Reply More
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Tomlinson

Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Tomlinson

THE LAST DAYS OF THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS Three Rock & Roll icons. Two explosive tell-all memoirs. One ghostwriter caught in the middle. Anke Berben is ready to tell all. A legendary model and style icon, she reveled in headline-grabbing romances with three musicians from the hugely influential rock band the Midnight Ramblers. The band members […]

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