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Sara Jayne Townsend

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Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, Jim Butcher, Mike Carey

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April 2010


About this author

I am a writer of crime and horror - any genre in which someone dies horribly, basically.

I spent the first ten years of my life in the North of England, before emigrating to Canada with my family in 1980. I moved back to the UK in 1988, after finishing high school, and now live in Surrey with my guitarist husband and two cats.

I love to travel, and also lay claim to a variety of geeky hobbies such as playing Dungeons & Dragons, live action role playing and watching sci fi films.

I am founder and chair person of the T Party Writers' Group.


Today I am pleased to welcome Raven McAllen to the blog. She’s talking about the anthology of erotica in which she has two short stories.


Freaky Flashes

By Raven McAllen


Writing a blog isn’t always easy.


When you write a book, you put your heart into it. It’s a bit like giving birth, letting other people coo or sigh over the baby and then telling you how lovely, brilliant (or horrible) your child i...

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Published on May 20, 2013 01:10
Average rating: 4.00 · 12 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
Suffer the Children
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
Death Scene (Shara Summers #1)
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Soul Screams
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions

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Savannah Sara, thank you for the friendship.


message 3: by Sara

Sara Townsend Carole wrote: "How do you manage to read so much?"

Commuting. I spent over two hours a day travelling to and from work on public transport. That's a lot of reading time.


Carole Tyrrell How do you manage to read so much?


message 1: by J.M.

J.M. Thanks for the add, Sara. I don't play D&D anymore, but I love the influences you listed. Looking forward to "following" you on Goodreads!


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