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Making Big Changes

A familiar saying popped up on another blog I was reading the other day. I’m sure you’ve hear of it before, a light at the end of a tunnel. I saw it pinned up at my place of work many years ago. Only the catch line read… There’s a light at the end of the tunnel— no it’s just the boss with a torch bringing more work.

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It’s very scary stepping outside your comfort zone. Yes, the tunnel to success is dark, and it seems to go on forever. The light at the end being just a pin-prick that flicks so you’re not quite sure whether its a light at all. To get out of the tunnel and to succeed you must keep moving forward and believing in your goals.

It was my 83 year old grandmother who helped me see the light. I went to visit her in a London hospital. She was sitting in a chair beside her bed, looking so small after surviving her third heart attack. She looked up and smiled at me. “I was just sitting here thinking,” she said, her eyes full of wonder. “How would my life have turned out if I had taken a different route, from the one I made. If I had chosen a different path, made a different decision from the one I made at that key point in my life .”

I was 33 at the time, and in a bad marriage. I decided I wasn’t going to wait until I was 83 and had survived three heart attacks, if I was that lucky. I certainly wasn’t going to be sitting beside a hospital bed, wondering about what other routes might’ve been available to me, if I had just taken a gamble and stepped outside my comfort zone.

My Gran

So after years of being unhappy I stepped off the ledge into a dark tunnel and just kept believing in the light at the end. It’s all about having faith in yourself and your dreams.

If you have read the column about me. You’ll know I started this journey with no qualifications, and have taught myself from books.

I don’t know where your journey began, but I do know where it could end, if you believe in yourself. The light at the end of the tunnel is waiting for you.

Time to start planning ahead.

What are your plans for next year? Okay, so we can’t plan holidays abroad, not even to visit places in our own country unless you’re living somewhere untouched by this pandemic. Myself and my family live in an area that is in tier four. No mixing indoors or moving outside our area. Okay, there are some who don’t care about rules, or don’t think they apply to them. I’m not one to live dangerously when it comes to my health. I just don’t see how you can complain about others if you’re not following the rules yourself.

A wonderful review

Wow thank you, Dawn.
If you would like to read the thirteen dark tales yourself please check out the link below.
https://mybook.to/dayspasslikeashadow

Happy Holidays to All My Readers

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Clubhouse Guest’s Chat: Suzy Shearer

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not a member won’t be aware that the location of the Clubhouse is shrouded in mystery. The only way to visit it is via membership or an invite to the tearoom. Every few days, I’ll be sharing a conversation with all sort of writers and authors at different levels of their writing careers. Over tea and cakes, or maybe a glass of something stronger, I shall be chatting with my guest about their work in progress, or latest book release.

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Today I’m chatting to Suzy Shearer about her writing and books. Welcoming to the tearoom, Suzy. My first question to you is what refreshment would you like?

Thank you so much for your invite, Paula. I love to drink black Chinese White tea, thank you.

Now our refreshment have arrived, I’ll started by asking you When you first begun your writing journey what drew you to your chosen genre?

A dare. My soul-sister dared me to write a story after I’d complained about a book in the genre that I said I could write better. I wrote it, she loved it and said I should submit it to a publisher. I did and it was accepted. That was it and I’ve been writing ever since. I’ve since changed publishers but not genre.

Tell us a little about latest writing project. Is it a new idea, or one you have been mulling over for some time?

My latest WIP is one I started early last year but put aside. I kind of got bogged and it wasn’t working so I shelved it and wrote two other books instead. Now I’ve pulled it out and not far off writing ‘the end’. It seems to be flowing well and I’m enjoying writing it.

How many unfinished projects do you have on your computer?

Mm… unfinished projects. Er, um…. Yes well. I think there’s about 14 sitting waiting patiently for me to finish them. Trouble is I keep getting new idea and have to get them down (sorry WIPs).

Suzy Shearer

Do you write a synopsis first or write the first chapter, or let the characters lead you?

No planning for me. I call myself a ‘butterfly panster’. I have this idea for a story and just start writing. Sometimes I might write the first few chapters then race off to write chapter 20, maybe then 35. The characters dictate what I write next – I don’t really have much say. And yes we argue all the time, but they always win. I’ve even been known to write the final chapter just after writing chapter one.

Were any of your characters inspired by real people?

My heroines always have part of me in them. I think if you were to read all my books, one after the other, you’d know exactly who I am – or maybe who I wish I was (and perhaps even what I look like). My heroes are another story all together. I usually find some yummy hunk on the internet and use him as inspiration.

Oh I have killed off an ex – twice actually (the same one).

What did you learn when writing your book? In writing it, how much research did you do?

Always researching. I don’t think I’ve ever written a book that doesn’t have some amount of research behind it. One of my books had an indigenous lead (Perfect Three) and I spent weeks and weeks researching language & customs to make sure it was accurate.

In another book (Ash) the lead male was from the Indian sub-continent descent and I was fortunate enough to find some lovely people who gave me lots of insights and even translated phrases for me.

Is there anything about you your readers might be surprised to find out?

Apart from the fact I’m a white-haired old lady who writes erotic romances? Maybe that I have tattoos, don’t have a partner, and I hate TV (haven’t turned the set on for about 6 months).

What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?

I tend to write from early morning until maybe 2 in the afternoon. As soon as I get up I turn my iPod on shuffle and let it blast out until I got to bed at night. I’m an artist as well and more often than not go to my studio for a few hours to work after writing. In the evenings I can usually be found curled up on a chair reading murder mysteries.

Do you set yourself a daily word count?

No. I did for a while then felt guilty if I couldn’t meet it. Now I write however much I feel like. If it’s flowing maybe I’ll get 5 or 6 thousand words, if it’s not I’d be lucky to get 50.

How do you select the names of your characters? Do you know everything about them before you start writing their story?

Character names are always hard. When I first started I went through my family tree and named my characters from my ancestors. Now I’ve used them all so the last dozen books I’ve had to delve into baby names lists for the years my characters were born. Until I submit to my publisher all names are not set in stone so I often find the names I give them simply don’t suit. I’ve even run a couple of contests to let readers choose a name for a new book when I got really stuck.

I have a new paranormal ménage romance about vampires coming out January 6th.

Thank you for joining me in the tearoom, Suzy. Here a list of Suzy’s links to find out more about her books and writing.

Suzy’s recent book is Sweet Things (available worldwide from any online bookstore an publishers links) – https://www.evernightpublishing.com/sweet-things-by-suzy-shearer/

https://www.bookstrand.com/suzy-shearer

Website – https://www.suzyshearer.com/ Blog – http://suzyshearer.blogspot.com/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/suzshearer Twitter – https://twitter.com/SuzyShearer

Amazon – https://www.amazon.com.au/Suzy-Shearer/e/B00KOEP2W8

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What a lovely review of Stone Angels

Lovely Meg has done this wonderful review of Stone Angels. Please check it out… if you are interested in buying a copy of Stone Angels . Click on the second Stone Angels cover on Meg’s review page.. A crime novel with a gothic twist. Set in Suffolk and London in the swinging 60’s. Just click on the link below to read her review.

Stone Angels: Paula R. C. Readman

Clubhouse Guest’s Chat: Emme Klama

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not a member won’t be aware that the location of the Clubhouse is shrouded in mystery. The only way to visit it is via membership or an invite to the tearoom. Every few days, I’ll be sharing a conversation with all sort of writers and authors at different levels of their writing careers. Over tea and cakes, or maybe a glass of something stronger, I shall be chatting with my guest about their work in progress, or latest book release.

Today I’m chatting to Emme Klama about her books and writing. Welcome to the tearoom, Emme My first question is what would you like to drink?

Thank you for inviting me to tearoom. Please could I have Prosecco, thank you.

Now we have our refreshments, I shall start by asking you when you first began your writing journey, what drew you to your chosen genre?

I’ve always loved science! In college, I started out pre-med, so had a lot of biology, zoology and chemistry but I also had a fascination with physics and especially astronomy. I was always a good writer, and as a child I had an active imagination. Writing science fiction rolled into one all my interests – on a lark I signed up for a science fiction class at college. It was the best electives I took – I read a lot of the classics: Asimov, Heinlein. But you know, they were all guys? So as a woman I looked for stories from a woman’s perspective and found none. So I decided to start writing, and wrote my first short-story. I got an award for it from my teacher – he said it was one of the best stories he’d ever read! Sadly, the story was lost (this was before the time of computer storage) but I hope to re-write it one day soon. 

How many unfinished projects do you have on your computer?

OMG I have a ton! There are so many ideas for books. I am really going to have a very full life once I retire! 

Do you write a synopsis first or write the first chapter? When writing short stories do you plan them, or let the characters lead you?

Interestingly, my sci-fi trilogy started as a short-story! As I rewrote it, I kept adding plot, and developed the characters. They, something just came over me and I got some major writer mojo and just kept going! I had enough material for a few books, at least! So, to answer your question, I start with an imagined plot line, and follow it and develop it from there. 

What did you learn when writing your book or story? In writing it, how much research did you do?

I learned a lot! I actually am a multi-genre author – I’ve got one sci-fi story out, and a YA kid’s spy story I’m just about to self-publish. I usually do a ton of research – especially for the Scifi. Lots of biology, genetics – I had to answer the question: “How long does it take to travel to Mars?” 

What are the fuel options? How can humans survive radiation exposure? All these are woven into my story line and plot. For the kid’s book, I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the spy trade! Lots of gadgets, so I had to invent some to bring it down to a kid’s level. That was fun!

Emme Klama

Is there anything about you your readers might be surprised to find out?

Ha! I’m sure lots…I’m a mom, I’ve got two grown sons. I own a architecture business with my husband, an architect. I’m actually a licensed interior designer who writes on the side. I was the first in my family to attend college, changing from pre-med to psychology at Rutgers, where I graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors. I went on to Columbia University in New York and earned two Master’s – one in education, and one in Counseling Psychology. 

My now hubby and I sold everything, drove cross-country, and ended up settling in California. And even though I started out after graduate school as a teacher and counselor, I heard the siren song of Silicon Valley. As an undergrad, I had a year of computer programming, so worked as a database programmer, then morphed into tech writing, then marketing. I rode the first startup bubble in the late 90’s, early 00’s. I only stayed until my husband could launch his business, then I quit and joined him. It was one of the best moves I ever made! Our lives had so much less stress, and we could have a much more flexible schedule with our kids. 

I got into interior design because my hubby needed someone to pick out tile, paint colors, that sort of thing for his projects. I found I had a real knack for colors, and spatial design. I worked for him for several years, took classes, then finally got my license only a few years ago – at the age of 60! So it’s kinda like my third act, one I’m still doing. It’s been taking up more of my time lately, due to the pandemic, so my writing will have to wait a while. But the hustle is worth it. 

What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?

I try to squeeze it in when I can, but if I do I find I need to block out a few days worth at a time. I need to wrap my head around all the details, and submerse myself in that world – there are so many distractions right now! 

Did you ever consider writing under a pseudonym?

Since I value my privacy, and I write many genres, I adopt a pseudonym for each one. In essence, I’m creating a character who projects to the public. Em Vega was chosen for my sci-fi since Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra, close to my lead character’s name, Leda. For my kid’s stories, I’m Em Stella – stella means “star” in Italian. 

How do you select the names of your characters? Do you know everything about them before you start writing their story?

Names are easy! I take inspiration from key words in different languages, then play around with them and invent new names. That goes back to my Silicon Valley days, when naming was an art – setting an identity in stone, but making it memorable. 

My characters develop as the story unfolds, but I do spend a lot of time thinking, well, how would Leda for instance feel? I am a good read of people and their emotions – having a Masters in Psychology does help! 

What was your hardest scene to write?

For my sci-fi story, the ending! It could have gone SO many ways! I had to pick THE one that would stay with my reader and pique their curiosity about the next installment. I do hope to have that out sometime next year. I have started to think about it, and am in the process of re-writing the first Lunar Seed story. 

How long on average does it take you to write a book or story?

For Lunar Seed, it took 2 years, on and off of active writing. It was really a part-time job, at one point. That’s why I turned to YA fiction books, much shorter, with lots of illustrations. I suits my life right now, until we can make it through this pandemic time. I’m looking forward to 2021 with great big mountains of hope. 

Thank you so much for talking to me. When you’re ready to leave I’ll let our driver know so he can run you home, Emme.

If you would like to know more about Emme’s writing and books click on the links below.

Sci-fi story, Lunar Seed on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Lunar-Seed-Plastic-Mind-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01976ZS8G

Twitter link: https://twitter.com/The_Em_Vega

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Clubhouse Guest’s Chat: Nathan Burton

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not a member won’t be aware that the location of the Clubhouse is shrouded in mystery. The only way to visit it is via membership or an invite to the tearoom. Every few days, I’ll be sharing a conversation with all sort of writers and authors at different levels of their writing careers. Over tea and cakes, or maybe a glass of something stronger, I shall be chatting with my guest about their work in progress, or latest book release

Today I’m chatting with Nathan Burton about his writing and books. Welcome to the tearoom. My first question is what would you like to drink?

Thank you for this opportunity, Paula to talk about my writing. Could I have a Ginger Beer, please.

Now we have our refreshments may I ask when you first begun your writing journey what drew you to your chosen genre? 
I was drawn to sci-fi from my love of TV shows and movies like Doctor Who, Star Wars, The Fifth Element, etc.  There is so much innovation and potential for great stories within this genre and I was excited to try to add to it.

Do you write a synopsis first or write the first chapter, or let the characters lead you?
Even though I have a rough synopsis in my head, I tend to begin by writing the first chapter. It’s always nice to have a plan to stick to but I do find that ideas for the plot tend to spring up as I am writing it.
When reading your work through do you ever find that your daily mood swings are reflected in your writing?
That’s an interesting question! In general, I would say no, but when I know that I am going to write a particular scene, I may choose to listen to a certain type of music so that my mindset reflects the tone of the scene that I am writing.

Were any of your characters inspired by real people?
Yes, some of them by intention, and some of them when I was halfway through creating the character and noticed the similarities.

Nathan Burton

How many unfinished projects do you have on your computer?
As much as I hate to admit it, I have at least 4. I haven’t completely sworn off of them but I wasn’t satisfied with the way I was going about them and lacked the enthusiasm that I have felt for other ideas that I have thought of since.

Tell us a little about latest writing project. Is it a new idea, or one you have been mulling over for some time?
My latest project is one that I have been mulling over for some time. It’s a bit of a departure from the normal sci-fi that I write and so I find it a bit more challenging. Without giving too much away, it revolves around a man who has recently had his eyes open to the possibility of controlling his own destiny, as opposed to being a victim of chance. It may also include some religious overtones.

What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?
As much as we would all like to be disciplined and get as much done in a day as we can, I’ve come to understand the importance of taking breaks and making sure I’m in the correct mindset to work. If I can say to myself that I have definitely made visible progress in the story every time that I sit down to write, then I am happy.

How do you select the names of your characters? & do you know everything about them before you start writing their story?
Depending on the setting of the story, I may take ordinary names and spell them differently in an attempt to give them an extra-terrestrial twist. I tend to know enough about the characters in terms of how they fit into the story or how they affect it, but the small details that make them stand out will often present themselves to me along the way.

What was your hardest scene to write?
I can’t think of a very specific one, but I know that I tend to have difficulty writing scenes that are in the middle of critical plot points. For example, when characters have to get from Point A to Point B but nothing really exciting happens in that time.

What writing elements do you think is your strongest points, and what would you like to do better?
I’m proud of the way I do action scenes and generally tie the plot together so it reads at a good pace. I suppose I would like to elaborate just a bit more in terms of the world-building of my stories, especially as I plan on doing a fantasy trilogy one day.

Thank you for joining me today, Nathan. If you would like to find out more about Nathan’s work please click on the links below.

Links: paragon-standard.co.uk/books

Amazon Author’s Page: Nathan Burton
wattpad.com/story/206339224-renegades

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Clubhouse Guest’s Chat: Iain Kelly

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not a member won’t be aware that the location of the Clubhouse is shrouded in mystery. The only way to visit it is via membership or an invite to the tearoom. Every few days, I’ll be sharing a conversation with all sort of writers and authors at different levels of their writing careers. Over tea and cakes, or maybe a glass of something stronger, I shall be chatting with my guest about their work in progress, or latest book release.

Today I’m chatting with Iain in the tearoom. Welcome. My first question to my guest is what drink would you like while we chat?

Thank you so much for the invite, Paula. Well, for my drink, I think I’ll introduce your readers to a particularly Scottish refreshing fizzy drink called Irn-Bru, best served chilled with a couple of ice cubes, bright orange in colour, but with a taste all of its own. The myth, which may be true, is that Scotland is the only country in the world where Coca-Cola or Pepsi is not the biggest-selling fizzy drink, both being out sold by our very own Irn-Bru, and the secret recipe is only known by two or three people in the A.G. Barr company who make the drink.

I’m sure it’s true, Iain. I know how patriotic the Scots are. So can you tell us about when you first begun your writing journey what drew you to your chosen genre? 

An interesting question to start with. I’ve always struggled with the idea of only writing in one particular genre, and yet the vast majority of writers tend to stick to one thing. Of course, it’s recommended from a marketing and sales point of view to build up a readership in a particular genre, and authors often use a different name if they switch to a different genre. But I have always liked moving between genres. When I came to write my first novels – a trilogy set in the near future – I wasn’t thinking of writing a science-fiction or dystopian novel, but rather the trilogy is made up of a detective crime story in book one, a journalistic investigation in book two and a war novel in book three. The characters and location stay the same, but the tone shifts. It just so happens that the stories take place in a possible futuristic world. And having completed this trilogy, I wanted to write something totally different, so my next book is a literary drama set in the present day with no sci-fi, dystopian, war or detective elements!

What writing elements do you think is your strongest points, and what would you like to do better?

A tough one to answer. I’m sure readers may have a different opinion, but I always feel like I am strong with plotting and pacing, and I enjoy writing dialogue. Where I could definitely be better is in my descriptive language – describing what people look like or the landscape around them or the room that they’re in. I think because I work in a visual medium in my day job (I’m a television editor), I take these things for granted. Or perhaps I should say I like the reader to imagine these things, so I deliberately keep my descriptions brief! 

Iain Kelly

Tell us a little about latest writing project. Is it a new idea, or one you have been mulling over for some time?

Well, like I said, after writing my futuristic ‘State Trilogy’, I turned to something completely different. I had the idea for writing this story a few years ago when I visited some relatives who lived on the semi-remote island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It always struck me as a great setting for a novel. I wrote a first draft a couple of years ago and have returned to it recently to complete a 2nd draft, and am now starting the editing phase. It’s the story of a man in his fifties returning to Barra, where he spent one formative summer in his youth, and remembering the events of that time, his first love and the dark secrets at the heart of a small community, and discovering some truths about himself and others along the way. I’m hoping to send it out to publishers and agents in the new year, or perhaps self-publish depending on the response it receives.

How many unfinished projects do you have on your computer?

I tend to only have a couple of ideas on my computer at any time. One nearing completion and the next idea ready to go. Quite methodical, I suppose! There are plenty of other ideas bubbling away in my mind, but only a select few ever make it onto the computer. There just isn’t enough time to write them all.

Do you write a synopsis first or write the first chapter? 

I always start with the first chapter. Often I will have the idea for a scene or a character or a situation in my head and start to figure out who that person is and how did they get into that situation. Then a plot starts to form around those ideas, but I don’t plan it out in detail. I like to start writing and see where it takes me. That’s one of the things I enjoy most about writing novels – starting with an idea and watching it grow as you write, and that little thrill every now and then where you realise you’ve had a good idea, or where the plot takes a twist you hadn’t thought of, or when you resolve a problem with a satisfying bit of plotting and writing! It’s the small pleasures that make it worthwhile.6) What is your work schedule like when you’re writing? Do you set yourself a daily word count? How many hours in a day do you write?

I have a full-time job during the day, and two six-year-olds at home to look after, so having any sort of set schedule is a luxury. Having something like NaNoWriMo is good as it sets goals and targets to aim for and forces me to make the time to write. I will have my laptop with me wherever I am, at home or work, so when I get a spare hour or two I can take it out and write a page or two. The best times tend to be in the late evening when the kids have been put to bed, or during the day if work is quiet or I have a free lunch hour. I dream of being able to take a couple of months off every year to sit and focus on writing and produce a novel at the end of it, but that doesn’t seem like something that will happen in the near future! As a result, I don’t set hard daily word count goals or definite hours to write, but as a guide I reckon getting 1,000 words done in an hour or so of writing counts as a productive day.

How long on average does it take you to write a book? 

So far all of my books have taken roughly the same amount of time. I usually write a first draft over about two to three months, and then take another month or two to write a second draft and then another month to edit before I send it out to beta readers, or onto agents and publishers. So in total, about six months, but that can spread out to a year with some breaks and real life getting in the way. Since publishing my first book I’ve aimed to publish a new one each year, and so far I’ve managed to stick to that. 

Were any of your characters inspired by real people?
None of my characters are inspired by specific people, but I like to take elements of people and use them and combine them to create believable characters. In my ‘State Trilogy’ books, the central character is a police detective called Danny Samson. Although he is nothing like me, I did give him a few elements that came from my own life – father of twins, cares for a diabetic child – and it helped to create the sort of person he was. In my latest book, I’ve leaned on my own childhood memories of life in Glasgow to inform my main characters background. Other times I will use people I know as the basis for the physical appearance of characters, which I find makes it easier to visualise them and describe them. With my latest book in Barra, I thought about the typical people that live in a place like Barra – it’s an interesting mix because a lot of children move away from the island to the big cities in the mainland for education or work, so you end up with an older population of retired or returning people, alongside tourists and some families with younger children. Okay, there is one person in my new book inspired by a real person, but I’m not going to reveal who that person or character is!

How do you select the names of your characters? Do you know everything about them before you start writing their story?

As I tend to write in the real world, the names I use tend to reflect that – everyday names, common names. Occasionally I might use a name with a bit of a meaning behind it – calling my main character in The State Trilogy ‘Samson’ was not accidental. In my latest novel I had a particular name I had to choose which had to be a Scottish name that was popular enough that the perosn could not be found by quickly googling them, as the plot point was that she could not be located easily! So ‘Laura Robertson’ was born! A unique problem for present day writers when anyone can be tracked down via the internet!

Choosing only five of your favourite authors. Can you list them in order 1 begin the top of your list and say how have they influenced your writing?

Just five? That’s tough! Let me think about my bookshelves. Okay. In 5th place I have to put Terry Pratchett and his Discworld novels. I don’t read a lot of fantasy books and I don’t write fantasy stories, but when I was a teenager, Terry Pratchett was the first writer that I really loved and he taught me the pure joy of reading a good story, with good characters. And he made me laugh. So for just inspiring that love of books, Terry Pratchett. 4th place, I’ll go for William Boyd. African-born, but with Scottish roots his stories are always engaging and he writes such complex and complete characters, and is also very entertaining. Plus, he’s still alive and I’ve realised all the other authors I’m going to mention are dead, so I feel like at least one of them on my list should be living! 3rd place is another Scottish writer – Iain Banks, and he is there because he wrote with such an authentic Scottish voice that is hard to find in literary fiction, characters that I could really relate to from my own life and situations, and he had that Scottish sense of absurd humour. 2nd place – going back to the classics. I love reading a classic book and from a young age (thanks to cartoons at first!) I was fascinated by The Three Musketeers – so Alexandre Dumas is my next choice. The Musketeer novels, along with The Counte of Monte Cristo, are just exquisite adventure epics. Finally, top of the list, I’m cheating with joint winners – both of whom wrote in my favourite genre to read – the spy novel – but with very different styles – Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, and the recently departed John le Carre. I love a good, complex spy novel with dubious morals and motives and lots of twists and back-stabbing! And these two were the masters. le Carre though, rose above writing mere spy novels and produced some of the best literature of the last century. I shall miss reading a new le Carre greatly.    
I enjoyed that chat, and my Irn-Bru. Thanks for having me in the tearoom!

You’re very welcome, Iain. Just let our driver know when you’re ready to leave. If you would to know more about Iain’s books and his writing please click on the links below.

Links: website:http://www.iainkellywriting.com
amazon uk author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iain-Kelly/e/B07K327PC2 amazon.com author page: https://www.amazon.com/Iain-Kelly/e/B07K327PC2
instagram: with_two_eyesfacebook: facebook.com/iainkellywritingtwitter: @iainthekid

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