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I live in a village in South West Scotland and was delighted when, a few years ago, Karen Campbell ran a writers' workshop in the library...

The elevator pitch is so important to authors that Linwood Barclay even titled one of his bestselling novels 'Elevator Pitch'. In case...

It is not often that an international bestselling author is willing to take time out and chat with me. So I am particularly delighted to...

I am pleased to have been invited to take part in the tour for the new book, The Witch Club, by Felicity Green run by Jessica Thompson of...

It is a delight to welcome historical fiction author Fiona Forsyth to the blog today. Her novels, set in Roman Times are as authentic as...

I usually like Linwood Barclay's books. They are nicely plotted with an overtone of humour and when I see one I haven't read I will pick...

Do you remember when you first started writing? I don't mean writing stories, but when you were first taught to hold a pencil and write...

Today it is my great pleasure to welcome the respected historical novelist, Eleanor Swift-Hook to the blog to discuss her bestselling...

There are several way to plot a novel but this is one method that should help authors, whatever fiction genre you write and whatever...

As an author I am asked many questions about my craft. Is it just a hobby? How did you get into that? How much time do you spend writing?...

I am thrilled to have been included on the blog tour for the new book Whispers Through Time by my good friend and fellow author, Melanie...

Let me start by assuring you that you nobody finds writing a synopsis easy. After all, if your story could be told in one thousand words,...

If you ask a reader why they chose to buy a certain book you will get a variety of responses. Perhaps it was written by an author whose...

I am pleased to have been invited to help promote the new book by Sierra Cross. I hope you agree with me that it sounds like a really...

I often say that I don't like novels where the time line jumps about, and this novel ceratinly does that! However, I will forgive Erin...

It is my great pleasure to welcome my friend and fellow author, Olga Swan, to the blog today to discuss her new novel One Morning in...

I hope you were able to download my new book, Hunter's Christmas and Other Stories on your new Christmas Kindle or unwrap it amongst your...

Let me take this chance to tell you about Hunter’s Christmas, the new book of short stories containing tales featuring DI Hunter Wilson,...

I am so pleased to have a new book coming out this year and to be making the departure into short stories is exciting. Let me share an...

The first novel I wrote was Hunter’s Chase and this month my first collection of short stories is published by SpellBound Books Ltd. The...