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Clubhouse Chat Guest: Pamela Fudge

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 Pamela Fudge in the clubhouse tearoom. Welcome.

Thank you for the invite, Paula. This tearoom is rather special.

Clubhouse Chat Guest: Caron Allan

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not aware 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 welcoming Caron to the clubhouse tearoom. Welcome.
Thank you for the invite, Paula. Gosh, the clubhouse and tearoom is amazing and so many familiar faces too. Though getting here is very peculiar.
I’m sorry about all the cloak and dagger stuff, but keep the location secret allow our members complete privacy. Also we have some noisy parties too.

Today We Remember…

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Today we remember all those people who gave their lives so we may live in peace and freedom. Remembrance Sunday (in Britain)was born out of the horror of two world wars and the hope that humans by not forgetting would never see such a huge loss of lives again.

In today’s world we must also remember those who have given their lives every day while fighting Covid-19. Our front line workers, police, doctors, nurses, caring staff all who are battling this virus to save lives in our war on Covid-19

Clubhouse Chat Guest: Beth Elliott

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not aware the location of the Clubhouse is shrouded in mystery. The only way to visit the clubhouse 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 welcoming Beth in the clubhouse tearoom. Welcome.

Hello Paula, Thank you for your invitation to visit you in your very secret Clubhouse Tearoom. Now I’ve made it here, a cup of tea will be very welcome, especially in such a delicate china cup. However, when the occasion is right, I do enjoy a glass or two of champagne.

No champagne today, but let’s order a pot of tea.
Right, now we have our refreshments, I’ll start by asking you when you first begun your writing journey what drew you to your chosen genre?

From childhood I always enjoyed adventure stories, especially when they involved travel to distant places. And being a keen fan of Georgette Heyer, I set my stories in the wider Regency period. So my tales are a mix of adventure, intrigue and romance.

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

Some time ago the idea for a story just formed and in less than an hour I had it all sorted. Only, it’s never so simple, as I’m sure you agree. In chapter 7, the hero suddenly announced that he had two brothers. When I recovered from the surprise, it seemed obvious both brothers needed their own stories. I found a splendid chateau in the Pyrenees as a home for my Montailhac family, so it’s been a pleasure to use that as a setting for more adventures and romance. Now The Outcasts, the story about the youngest brother is complete and looking for a home. Everyone considers that Joachim is still a boy, so his ambition is to prove he can manage the family estate as well as any of them. Of course, endless problems occur to hinder him, and two sisters, the most difficult guests possible, make everything worse. Well, that’s how it starts off.

How many unfinished projects do you have on your computer?

There are the first two novels I wrote, which are not likely to see the light of day. The first one is a quest [I love writing those] and could be ok with some more work. The second, which is a sequel, is absolutely awful. I’m cringing even to mention it to you. And there’s a new story on the go, a contemporary tale about an Englishwoman who goes to live in France. It keeps getting held up by the need to check on various bits of French administration. And I have three chapters of a novel about Eleanor Tilney, my take on Northanger Abbey.

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

My stories always seem to spring from a picture of a person, seen as I turn the pages of a magazine or read an article online. Suddenly that face takes on an identity and scenes from their life appear in my head. At this point I don’t know what order those scenes come in the story. However, every scene finds its place in there. It’s weird. Before writing the story I make a ‘working synopsis’, which gets added to, and often changed. Sometimes more characters appear and surprise me, but they always have a necessary role in the plot.

Were any of your characters inspired by real people?

That’s a tricky one, Paula. Never deliberately, apart from once when I killed off a character based on a real person. I do copy mannerisms or attitudes from observing people. Mostly it’s after a book is published that I realise I’ve put bits of myself in there, and especially my favourite aunt appears in a couple of novels as a birdlike, kindly old lady. All quite unconsciously done at the time.

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

Writing is a constant process of learning. I hope to improve with each book I write, finding out how to add suspense, how to make the characters walk off the page, or to show the settings vividly. But I always feel I could do better next time.

Did you uncover things about yourself while writing your books, whether that be a long forgotten memory, a positive experience etc.

You’re right that old memories surface as we write, and maybe we see an event from long ago in a new way. Sometimes it seems as if a window opens and a past event becomes clear again. That can even lead to a separate piece of work, an article about a place or an event suddenly remembered and seeming vivid.

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

This question made me laugh, thinking of that first story [still on the computer]. Before starting the novel, I wrote 25 pages of notes about the main character – almost a story in itself, isn’t it! Now I make a workbook, with family trees, homes, a page or two for each character, with photos and dates, together with brochures and research information about the period, area and main events of the year when the story takes place.

To find names I have been known to wander round graveyards to get correct names for the time and region. That doesn’t work for my Turkish tales, as the alphabet was Arabic until 1928, so I go online to lists of the sultans and their children, and select names that way.

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What was your hardest scene to write?

In Scandalous Lady, there are two sex scenes, vital to the plot. It was a really tough job to describe the scene, both times. However, I haven’t heard any criticism about them.

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

Roughly about eighteen months all told, because research often means a journey and i may have to wait a while before going on it. I never send a story out without going to see the places where it’s set, measure the distances travelled, or verify any special buildings. So far this has involved trips to Romania, Budapest, Vienna, Istanbul as well as London, Brighton and Bath.  I did say at the beginning that travel fascinated me, so the trips are always a pleasure. The actual writing and revising takes time. Deciding the story is finished is so hard. I’m one of these poor souls who could revise even after the book is published.

Thank you so much for this chat, Beth. It’s always good to share writing ideas and problems with another writers.

If you would like to learn more about Beth writing and books please check out her blog and here’s the website for her books Twitter:  @BethElliott and her Facebook

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Clubhouse Chat Guest: Cathie Dunn

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not aware 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 with Cathie about her writing and books. Welcome.

Thank you so much for having me here, Paula. I’m delighted to join you for a chat about writing and historical research. You have to stop me from rambling on when it gets too much, though. I tend to get carried away…

That’s okay, I’m quite a chatterbox when it comes to talking about books and writing. So when you first begun your writing journey what drew you to your chosen genre?

Ever since I started reading as a child, I’ve imagined myself in the heroine’s place. In my teens, I discovered historical fiction, and I began to love the idea of adventures in a historical setting. And when you add a dash of romance and a degree of suspense, I’m yours for life. That’s why there was no question about which genre to write in when I started.

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

My current work in progress, The Alchemist’s Daughter, is the second in a new series of loosely interlinked stories set during the (in)famous Affair of the Poisons that rocked the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King. The first novel in this series, The Shadows of Versailles, is released on 20th November 2020.

It’s a later period for me, as I normally prefer a medieval setting, but it’s one of my favourite historical events. Hundreds of men and women across Paris and Versailles were involved in it, with many going just a few steps further than mere fortune-telling: by selling poisons to people who wanted to rid themselves of despised family members or competitors. To the same effect, black masses were celebrated, during which babies, often stolen, were sacrificed. The king’s long-term mistress, Madame de Montespan, and several other high-profile courtiers were accused to be involved. So in the end, Louis hushed it all up, with many being executed or locked up for life by a lettre de cachet signed by the king.

As you can see, this theme will keep me pretty occupied for a good while.

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

I note down a very rough outline of the plot, but I’m a pantser, so I add to my plot as I go. Characters seem to have their own minds, so they sometimes lead me away from the chosen direction. The ending of The Shadows of Versailles turned out quite different from what I’d originally envisaged. I also love adding events as I come across in my research. Often, the lesser-known events make for great sub-plots.

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

Victoria Holt – My earliest memory of reading historical romantic suspense. I loved her stories, the atmosphere she created. The setting was always dramatic, too.

Sharon Penman – Brilliant historical fiction. Detailed and well-researched, I read up so much on English and Welsh history after I first read her novels

Barbara Erskine – Gripping historical mystery romance, with a strong dose of the paranormal, time-travel or dual-timeline. The Kingdom of Shadows is still eon of my favourite books, which instilled in me an enduring love for Scottish medieval history.

Daphne du Maurier – Jamaica Inn is one of my all-time favourite novels. With it began my love for the sea, and for historical adventures with a touch of romance.

M.M. Kaye – She wrote her novels during the latter years of the Empire, and its challenges are often reflected in the behaviour of her characters. They didn’t always conform to the rules.

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Were any of your characters inspired by real people?

Bellon in my dual-timeline novel, Love Lost in Time, is based on a real character. He was the first count of Carcassonne, of Visigoth origins. Not much else is known about him, nor was his wife’s name ever mentioned. So I called her Nanthild (a real historical name), and made her a Frankish lady, which explained the strong bond between Bellon and the Franks under Charlemagne.

I often include real people, to give my novels a stronger sense of place and time, though my main characters tend to be entirely fictional. But at times I base them on real people, like in my current work in progress, The Alchemist’s Daughter, about a young woman, the daughter of an apothecary and alchemist. There were several women during the Affair of the Poisons who were dabbling not only in herbs and remedies, but also in poisons.

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

I read a lot about the historical background and real events that took place over the periods my novels are set in. I love research, especially when I uncover little-known events as part of the wider setting. But I focus less on clothing and everyday items, which I refer to in passing, but more on places – castles and palaces – and the actual events.

I love getting lost in research…

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

Well, perhaps. I’m originally from Germany, but lived in the UK for 20 years, 16 of which in Scotland. So I consider myself an honorary Scot. I’ve even got an accent. I’m also an honorary Welshie, according to the parents of our two (Welsh) godchildren.

I’m a certified translator for German and English, though I’ve never worked in that sector. Instead, I worked at a college and several universities for years. I loved working with students, helping them to settle in. It was great fun.

Did you ever consider writing under a pseudonym?

Yes, I’m writing under a pseudonym. I chose to mainly because my real surname is more widely associated with crime fiction, and both my first and surname are quite long.

‘Cathie’ is my shortened middle name, Katharina, and ‘Dunn’ was the married name of my late mother-in-law.

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

I tend to consult historical records before diving in. Often, you find names (mostly for male characters) in chronicles, which I find very useful. I also look at their social standing.

No, I don’t know everything about them early on. For example, Fleur in The Shadows of Versailles surprised me. That’s why I had to change the ending from my original plan. I usually have a vague idea of their character, but their learning curve is often steep, so they change during the course of the novel.

What was your hardest scene to write?

There are two, when I killed off two characters I grew very close to, in different stories. I’m not giving away who they are, or which novels they’re featured in, but needless to say, I cried a few tears. It was tough saying goodbye to characters who had accompanied me for so long during the writing process. Tough, but necessary. They tell their stories, and I merely follow their lead…

Thank you for the invite, Paula, and for the drink. Its been great fun and distraction from my edits but now I’d better be on my way. I have a book to write!

Thank you for join me today, Cathie. Just let Brutus know and he’ll run you home.

If you would like to learn more learn more about Cathie and her writing check out these links: Amazon author link:  author.to/CathieDunn
Website: www.cathiedunn.com
Blog: https://cathiedunn.blogspot.com

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Clubhouse Chat Guest: Robert Wilson

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who not aware 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 welcoming international author Robert Wilson to the clubhouse tearoom. Welcome, Robert.

Thank you for the invite, Paula. I enjoyed the ride in, and strangely enough all the cloak and dagger stuff created a great opening idea for a novel.

I’m Not Good at Marketing.

I’m not one for begging or asking for help, but today I am. The sales on my collection of short stories are not good. I have been so focused on my novel I’ve neglected Days Pass Like a Shadow. Yes, I am to blame as I couldn’t afford to market both books at the same time.

I feel I’m failing Gill James who has helped so many new authors and writers. She gives them a voice and a chance to put one foot on the publishing ladder to success, but to make this happen she has to dig deep into her own pocket and never charges her authors. Gill is always honest about how much it cost her and she gives us a breakdown in the cost of each book she publishes. I’ve let her down badly by my lack of sales. As a publisher of course she hopes the sales of the books will pay back the money she has invested, as well as paying the authors their royalties too.

Please help me make more sales, so my publisher Bridge House Publishing can help more new writers as my book pays back what it has cost Gill to publish it. I’m also in need more reviews too, so if you know of anyone who loves meeting a wide range of interesting characters then please share this link with them.
‘Days Pass Like A Shadow’ has an interesting array of dark characters who are never quite what they seem. The book is ideal reading matter just before bedtime, but you may want to keep the light on while you turn another page.
Thank you so much

Helping New Writers

I’m not one for begging or asking for help, but today I am. The sales on my collection of short stories are not good. I have been so focused on my novel I’ve neglected Days Pass Like a Shadow. Yes, I am to blame as I couldn’t afford to market both books at the same time.

Gill James has helped so many amazing authors and writers. She gives them a voice and a chance to put one foot on the publishing ladder to success, but to make this happen she has to dig deep into her own pocket as she never charges her authors. Gill is always honest about how much it cost her and she gives us a price list to each book she publishes. Of course, she hopes the sales of the books will pay back the money she has invested, as well as paying the authors their royalties too.

Please help me make more sales, so my publisher Bridge House Publishing can help more new writers as my book pays back what it has cost Gill to publish it. I’m also in need more reviews too, so if you know of anyone who loves meeting a wide range of interesting characters then please share this link with them.
‘Days Pass Like A Shadow’ has an interesting array of dark characters who are never quite what they seem. The book is ideal reading matter just before bedtime, but you may want to keep the light on while you turn another page.
Thank you so much

Clubhouse Chat Guest: Danielle Zinn

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not aware 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 Danielle in the tearoom. Welcome. The first question I always ask is what refreshment would you like?

Thank you so much for inviting me to your lovely tearoom. I’d like to have a cup of Rooibos tea please, if possible.

Of course, it possible. Right, now we have our drinks let’s start by asking when you first begun your writing journey what drew you to your chosen genre?

My mother and I have always been avid crime fiction readers, so writing anything other than that was out of the question. When we are on holiday, we try to buy locally written crime novels. Back at home, it’s great to walk the streets, that you have just visited, with your victim/killer/detective inspector again.

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 writing project is the German version of Snow Light, my first book. I’m a German native speaker but strangely I can’t write books in German. My mother is an English teacher and I have studied in the UK and worked in the US, so I have always preferred English over German. Snow Light was originally written in English but many of my friends and family have asked me to translate it for them. My cousins did the groundwork and presented me with a first German draft. Now I’m at the editing and polishing stage to publish it next year. The sequel to Snow Light is being edited at the moment as well and I’ll try my hands on self-publishing next year with book number two (it’s in English again).

How many unfinished projects do you have on your computer?

Two, at the moment – the German version for Snow Light; it’s translated and I’m at the final editing stage. And the other project is the sequel to Snow Light, which is currently on my editor’s desk.

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

Before I start writing I take an A3 sheet of paper to “draw” my story. Then I start writing the chapters and only at the end, before I submit it, I write the synopsis. Having said that, I guess the synopsis is already in my head all the time while writing the draft, but it’s not written down somewhere.

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?

Beatrix Potter – I’m a German native and my mother is an English teacher. The tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter was the first English book that my mother read to me, and thus my introduction into English literature.

J K Rowling – At the age of thirteen I had accumulated enough English vocabulary to start reading English books only. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone was my first English book I read by myself. After that, I barely ever resorted to German books.

Peter Temple – I bought Peter Temple’s book “Broken” while on holiday in Australia, fell in love with his writing style and decided that the time had come to try my hands on a book of my own. Although English is not my native language, I’d read enough books in ten years to get a pretty good feeling for style, language and grammar.

Louise Penny – I have devoured all of her books in the Inspector Gamache series which are set in the rural Eastern Townships of Montreal, Canada. The beautiful, detailed description of her settings inspired me to have Snow Light and its sequel set at my equally beautiful home area of the Ore Mountains with forests and lakes and small villages similar to Penny’s Canadian landscape.

Were any of your characters inspired by real people?

Uhm… yes. Guilty of the crime

Clubhouse Chat Guest: Alison O’Leary

Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those who are not a member won’t be aware 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 in the tearoom, we’re chatting with Alison on the launch of her book, Street Cat Blues. Before we talk about your books let’s order our refreshment.

Could I have have a cup of tea please.

Now we have our drinks let’s start by asking you when you first begun your writing journey what drew you to your chosen genre? 

I was always an avid reader from an early age but like many people, I discovered Agatha Christie at the age of about twelve and from then on I was hooked on crime fiction. I’m not a great fan of the blood and guts type though. I prefer books on the cosier side or psychological thrillers. I’m a great fan of the late Ruth Rendell who, I think, was terrific at character development. I later studied law and taught mostly criminal law which also influenced me enormously. Studying case law taught me an awful lot, both in terms of character and motives. I also studied and taught criminology which is a fascinating subject.

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

I’m currently completing the third book of a trilogy. The first was Street Cat Blues (originally published by Crooked Cat Books). It received a good response so that motivated me to take the character further. The second book in the series is titled Country Cat Blues and the one I’m currently finishing is called Beach Cat Blues. I started writing Street Cat Blues years ago after my husband observed that our cat, Aubrey, always had a sort of purposeful look about him, as though he had a bit of admin to sort out. Or a crime to solve …

How many unfinished projects do you have on your computer?

Apart from Beach Cat Blues, I currently have two unfinished projects lurking on my laptop. The first is unfinished in the sense that, although the book itself is complete, it was written quite a while ago and needs a good edit and update. If I tell you that it was written pre social media and at a time when people smoked in public places that will give you some idea of how old it is. However, I still quite like the basic story and it’s definitely something that I will return to. The second unfinished project is about a third of the way through and I’m not sure yet whether I’m going to take that any further.

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

I usually start by making some general notes and letting my thoughts take me where they will. So no, not a synopsis as such, although I’ve usually got an idea of what is going to happen and an outline of who the main characters are. However, just like real life, it doesn’t always turn out that way. Quite often characters seem to turn up out of nowhere. For example, in Country Cat Blues there’s a ghost called Maudie who just sort of started joining in!

Were any of your characters inspired by real people?

Street Cat Blues was inspired by a real cat, Aubrey. I guess that some of the human characters are also based on some of the people that I’ve actually known – usually the less nice ones!

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

Almost certainly! But let’s not go there … seriously, I collect British stamps. I don’t spend as much time on it as I’d like though. Somehow, it’s never quite the right time to get the albums out. I also like to do counted cross-stitch and tapestry while listening to audio books. I find that it clears my mind so that I’m able later to go back to writing ready for the next stage.

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

I try to write every day although I don’t always succeed. When the sun is shining I can always be tempted out into the garden with a glass of white wine. Over the last year I’ve started keeping a small diary, just pocket book size, in which I write how many words I’ve written that day and how many that week. That does seem to help me to remain focused. Of course, being given deadlines always helps too!

Do you set yourself a daily word count?  

In theory, I aim to write 1,000 words a day. In fact, I rarely manage that. Having said that, I find that writing is like any form of exercise – the more you do, the more you can do. I’ve also realised that it doesn’t pay to agonise over every word. It’s much better to get the sense of the scene down and then you can always go back and edit it later.

How many hours in a day do you write?

Probably no more than about three and usually in the mornings. That doesn’t mean, though, that I don’t think about it at other times. I keep lots of scraps of paper on my desk so that when an idea or plot line occurs to me, even in the night, I can quickly jot it down. It doesn’t always make sense though – why on earth I got up and wrote down ‘don’t forget the teapot’ I have no idea!

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

I find selecting the names of characters the hardest thing because almost every name I think of reminds me of somebody that I know. Aubrey, the main protagonist of Street Cat Blues, was easy because he really existed.Actually, he was called Aubrey because my partner was reading John Aubrey’s Brief Lives at the time. I was just grateful that he wasn’t called Brief.

Aubrey was a rescue cat and the most affectionate animal I’ve ever known. He’d been at the rescue centre the longest, I think because he was a big male and lots of people wanted the kittens.

I always think that I know about my characters before I start writing them but every so often they start taking on a life of their own and surprise me. For example, in Country Cat Blues a character that was mentioned more or less in passing and only to illustrate another point, suddenly became a focal point of interest and, in a sense, changed the focus of the book.

[image error] Aubrey, a large rescue cat, has finally found a home with Molly and Jeremy Goodman and life is looking good. However, all is about to change when a serial killer begins to target elderly victims in the neighbourhood. Aubrey wasn’t particularly upset by the death of some of the previous victims, including Miss Jenkins whom Aubrey recalls as a vinegar-lipped bitch of an old woman who liked throwing stones at cats, but Mr Telling was different. Mr Telling was a mate …
Street Cat Blues is published by Red Dog Press on 4th November 2020.
https://www.reddogpress.co.uk/

Thank you so much for coming to chat with us, Alison. May I congratulate you on the launch of your book and wish you many sales too.

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