Linda Parkinson-Hardman's Blog, page 27
June 27, 2017
Meet Em Muslin, author of Before You Were Mine
Em muslin is the author of Before You Were Mine, she loves words that capture an experience or emotion in a singular form: her current favourite, describing herself, isnemophilist. Her writing focuses on the texture of domestic life, relationships, family and the pressures of social convention. Her characters are often fighting to become the hero of their own story, searching for hope, despite the adversities that life inevitably brings.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about...
June 22, 2017
Meet Harold Boardman, author of A Pawn of Destiny
This week I’d like to introduce Harold Boardman, author of A Pawn of Destiny, Set in the days of the Roman Empire, the story follows Darquin, whose father had been trained by Sparticus and joined the legendary rebellion led by him. Darquin is banished from his home and his resultant journey leads him through adventure, battle and love.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
In addition to daily diary entries I am a compulsive writer of lists. Not only do I write a shoppi...
May 25, 2017
Meet Rick Sulik, author of Death Umasked
This week, I’d like to introduce you to Rick Sulik, author of Death Unmasked.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
My mom and dad were spiritual romantics, and I too, am a spiritual romantic.
Are the names of your characters important to you?
Yes. The protagonists, Houston homicide detectives – Sean Jamison, Roman Addison, and Captain Virginia Schaeffer, are a combination of police personalities (veterans) of all my Houston Police Department, Field Training Officers (FT...
May 18, 2017
Grab a FREE copy of Guardian Angel by Bob Rich in this week’s Thursday Throng interview
This week we have a not one, but three giveaways from Bob Rich. He is offering two free copies each of 2 books, to randomly chosen commenters. The titles are “Guardian Angel” and “Ascending Spiral”. He has also said he is happy to send out a free advance review copy of his next book “Hit and Run” to anyone who requests it; his email address is at the end of the interview.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
Nothing. I am an open book, or more exactly, two open books.
...May 1, 2017
How to write a non-fiction book: 3 steps to success
When you work on a non-fiction book, you need to use a different set of skills than the ones needed to write a novel. Sure, you’re still working with words and putting them down on the page, but to compare the two is like comparing apples and oranges.
Non-fiction writers can still use many of the literary devices that we’re more familiar with from fiction, of course, and there’s a thriving market for narrative non-fiction. But the truth is that non-fiction is split into as many genres as the...
April 27, 2017
Meet Daren Martin, author of Beached Whale: Learning to Swim in the New Ocean
This week I’d like to introduce you to Daren Martin, a business consultant who works with companies on change management strategies.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
I am outgoing and social but really value my quiet time reading and reflecting.
What did the best review you ever had say about you and your work?
CIO Blake Hollman called A Company of Owners “The best book I have read since Good to Great.” The late great Leonard Cohen sent me a personal note and autogr...
April 21, 2017
Meeting Alice May, author of Accidental Damage – Tales from the house that sat down!
Meet Alice May, the author of Accidental Damage – Tales from the house that sat down! Her book is a winner of the Chill with a Book Readers’ Award and the PB Special Award and she’s got some fab reviews on Amazon. Alice is a working mother who lives with her husband in what used to be a ramshackle old cottage in the UK. She loves listening to the radio in the mornings and her kitchen is always full of cake – sounds like a nice combination to me!
What is one thing that no-one would usually k...April 13, 2017
An interview with Kiran Prasad, author of A Mindful Move: Feel at home again
This week I’d like to welcome Kiran Prasad to the Thursday Throng hotseat. Kiran was born in India, grew up in England and has moved 29 times. Every time she had to begin the process of building a home again even in places she wouldn’t choose to be. She has shared her experience of relocation, managing upheaval and beginning again somewhere new in her book A Mindful Move that teaches others how to ease the pain.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
I can recite Middl...
March 23, 2017
Meet Anthi Theiopoulou, author of Doing More With Less: Organizational Learning and the OLSET Tool
Anthi Theiopoulou is a pioneer in the development, transfer and integration of knowhow in the Greece. OLSET was founded in 2015; based in London it provides software that enables organisations to apply Organizational Learning at any scale. Doing More With Less is her first book; it was published in 2016 to provide a simple way of explaining the science behind the OLSET software.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
I don’t only write. Writing is a by-product of my othe...
March 16, 2017
Meeting Jo Linsdell, author of Gunpowder
This week I’d like to introduce Jo Linsdell, she’s the author of Gunpowder a different take on the plot to blow up the House of Lords and assassinate King James . Born in Kent and brought up in the UK Jo left England and moved to Rome in June 2001, where she now lives with her Italian husband and their two young sons.
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
This is tough because I’m pretty much an open book. Few people know that I used to collect Garfield books when I wa...
