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It is with great pleasure that I welcome the talented author, Soulla Christodoulou to the blog today to explain the range of research she...

It is always a pleasure to welcome my friend and fellow author, Allison Symes to the blog. Today she discusses her techniques for...

It is with great joy that I welcome my friend and fellow author, Miriam Drori, to the blog today to discuss the importance of setting in...

I am thrilled today to host my good friend and fellow SpellBound Books author, Ritu Bhathal, today to explain how she ensures the...

I am delighted that the bestselling English author, Gary Kruse has agreed to return to the blog to discuss the importance of setting in a...

When one thinks about researching for a book, historical research immediately springs to mind. I am currently researching a historical...

I am pleased to welcome Eleanor Swift-Hook to the blog today to share her thoughts about writing believable characters. Certainly, if a...

I was doing a bit of thinking - my better half always wonders how much this will cost him - and it was to cost, or perhaps value that my...

It may seem like a basic instruction, but before you seek any kind of representation or publication, make sure the first draft of your...

The main setting for the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Series is Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is a beautiful city but relatively small...

I originally heard about The Writers' Summer School from fellow writers at The Largs Writers Group to which I was introduced by the late,...

It is my great pleasure to welcome best selling historical novelist, Jacquie Rogers to the blog today. She explains how she plans writing...

It is a great pleasure to have Carmen Radtke visit my blog today to tell me all about writing her new novel, Dig Your Own Grave. Thank...

I am thrilled to have my friend and fellow author, Elizabeth Ducie back on the blog. In this article she explains how she came to write...

The Pilgrim was one of the most intense and gripping novels I read last year, so when the author, Joy Margetts, offered to tell me about...

I am pleased to welcome the talented English author, Morwenna Blackwood to the blog today. I have found her work exciting and different...

I am delighted to welcome my friend and fellow author, Gary Kruse, to the blog today to explain what inspired him to write his novel,...

This is my fourth article discussing different routs to getting your book published and I am going to deal with self publishing. This...

It is with great pleasure that I welcome the bestselling American Author, Joan Livingston back to the blog today. This time I have asked...

This is my third article discussing different routs to getting your book published and I am going to deal with independent publishing...