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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...

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...

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 have read many of Quintin Jardine’s books and much prefer his Bob Skinner character to his Oz Blackstone series. In Funeral Notes, a...

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...

I am thrilled to be involved in the tour for the new novel by Marti M. MacNair. Many thanks to the author and Lynsey Adams of Reading...

It is a joy to welcome bestselling American author, Sarah Davis (S.E.Davis) to the blog. She has agreed to sher an exceprt from her...

It is great to welcome bestselling author Lesley Field to the blog today to offer her insights into using social media as an author....

Today, my friend and fellow author Richard E. Rock visits the blog to discuss the importance of research in his novels. Thank you for...

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell was book of the month for our village book group. There was a wide variety of views about it, but...

I am pleased to welcome my friend and fellow author, Jacquie Rogers, to the blog today to discuss how she researched her new historical...

I am delighted to welcome my friend and fellow author, Madalyn Morgan to the blog today to discuss her journey from self-publishing to...

It is my pleasure to welcome my fellow author ond SpellBound stablemate, Mark Eklid back to the blog today. He explains how he researches...

It is a joy to welcome American thriller writer, Joan Livingston back to the blog to explain the impartance of setting in her novels....

I am pleased to welcome author Tracy Stewart to the blog today to discuss how she creates compelling characters in her novels. Thank you...

Hunter's Secret is published by SpellBound Books today. Let me share some of the questions I get asked most often. Hunter’s Secret, the...

It is a great pleasure to welcome romance novelist Emma Bennet back to my blog today to discuss reseaching her first Regency romance....

My next novel in the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers was published by SpellBound Books Ltd on 15th September 2023. I hope readers will...

The first novel ever I wrote was Hunter’s Chase. The main character is a police detective inspector, Hunter Wilson. Let me tell you about...