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February 17, 2017
In conversation with Rhoda Baxter, romantic comedy writer
Today I’ve visiting Annmarie McQueen’s blog. Pop over and read the interview.
Today I’ll be shining the author spotlight on romantic comedy writer, Rhoda Baxter!
Hi, please can you give a brief introduction of yourself?
Hi. I’m Rhoda. I write romantic comedies which are published by Choc Lit Publishing. I also write short fiction. In real life, I trained as a microbiologist but now work in university technology transfer (which is the most fun way to keep in touch with the s...
February 14, 2017
Inheritance Books: Rachel Cathan
Today on the Inheritance Books sofa we have Rachel Cathan. Hi Rachel, grab a seat. While I get teas and cake, why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself?
[image error]Hi Rhoda, thanks for the invite; it’s a real treat to be here. [It’s a treat to have you here.]
I am a writer from Bedfordshire and have recently published my first book, 336 Hours.
I’ve loved books for as long as I can remember and have always tried to weave them into my personal and professional life wherever possible.
I studied Writing...
February 8, 2017
Girl Having A Ball nominated for a RoNA award
Girl Having A Ball is on the shortlist for RoNA awards for best romantic comedy. Look, they sent a fancy graphic of the category nominees:
The results will be announced on the 13th of March, so there’s over a month to wait to find out what happens. The other people on the shortlist are Cat...
February 4, 2017
Lots of free short stories (including one of mine)
If you’re a keen reader of short stories, then check out this giveaway link: https://ricraewrites.com/short-story-...
It takes you to a page listing a whole load of short stories, listed by genre, offered up through Instafreebie. My story, The Truth About the Other Guy is in there amoung them.
The Truth About The Other Guy appeared in the Truly Madly Deeply anthology, which showcased the best of British romance writing. It’s probably the only time I’ll be in the same book as Katie Fford...
February 1, 2017
Goodreads Book Review: A Man with One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell
A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I chose this book based on the title and the cover, both of which are great. The blurb is about how Paul has one of those nondescript faces which means that people tend to mistake him for someone else quite a lot. It starts off with him offering a service where he visits elderly patients in hospitals and hospices and pretends to be a nephew or a grandson – the patient is happy because they’ve had someone visit and Paul g...
January 28, 2017
Inheritance Books: Linda Acaster
This week’s guest on Inheritance Books is the romance/ fantasy writer Linda Acaster. We both live in Hull/East Riding, so we run into each other from time to time. Hi Linda. Welcome to Inheritance Books. I’ll go put the kettle on for a cuppa, while you make yourself comfy on the sofa. Why don’t you start off by telling us a bit about yourself.
Oooh, I love comfy cushions. I think it comes with crouching over a hot laptop too long – LOL![image error]
I live on the Yorkshire coast just outside Kingston-upo...
January 26, 2017
Pat’s Pantry is FREE on Amazon today and tomorrow (26/27 Jan)
The title says it all, really. My short read Pat’s Pantry is available for FREE on Amazon for two days.
What’s it about? Well, since you ask… here’s the blurb:
Can you ever forgive your first love?
Jack left Sue when she was eighteen and no one else has even come close to taking his place in her heart. Twenty five years later, Sue is too busy running the local bakery and fighting off competition from the new bistro in the village to have time for romance.
After more than two decades away, Ja...
January 25, 2017
Goodreads Book Review: Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik
Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I picked up this book after reading Jenny Colgan’s piece in The Guardian. (FWIW, I don’t agree with all of it, but I didn’t feel it was racist at all). Anyway, back to this book. I’m always going on about how there aren’t enough genre fiction books with minority characters doing normal things, so a book about a Muslim girl looking for romance sounded exactly my kind of catnip.
I really enjoyed this story. It took me a few chapt...
January 21, 2017
Inheritance Books: April Taylor
This week’s guest on the Inheritance Books sofa is librarian/ information ninja and novelist April Taylor. Hi April. Can I get you a cuppa? While you’re waiting, why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself?
[image error]Having worked in public libraries, a prison library and a pharmaceutical research library, I gave up my career as a chartered librarian in 2003, so that I could write full time. I have always loved crime fiction, both historical and contemporary. The three books in my historical crim...
January 20, 2017
A few of my favourite things
Here, for no good reason, is list of things that I love:
Reading – My mum taught me to read. By the time I got to school, I was reading Teddy Robinson and Amelia Jane books to myself. This meant that the library books at school were way to baby-ish. I asked the school librarian if I could go to the middle school library section. She let me, with supervision, choose the big books. Hooray for open minded librarians!
Lego – My brother and I had Lego when we were kids and we shared the sets (ther...
