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October 4, 2016
Do Fictional Characters Have Ghosts?
St Mary’s Church in Beddington is normally locked during the week, but one Thursday lunchtime – my mother-in-law’s tenth anniversary, in fact – I found the doors open, and so stepped inside and lit a candle. But at the same time as thinking how much Maureen would have liked the building (pointing out that that...
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September 26, 2016
Haweswater: A Literary Pilgrimage
Yesterday, en route to Penrith station for the journey home, our minicab driver asked what had brought us to Haweswater. I told her that it was Sarah Hall’s novel. In fact, I have been trying to get to Haweswater for the past three years. At Easter 2015, we made it up from Kentmere to the...
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September 13, 2016
Why there seems to be more pressure with every new release
In May 2016, while completing the final edits for my novel, My Counterfeit Self, I learned that my 2015 novel, An Unknown Woman, had won Writing Magazine’s Self-Published Book of the Year Award. They called it ‘an outstanding publication in every way.’ But, even as I was cracking open the champagne, the devil on my...
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September 10, 2016
Past on Glass: Sutton Writers help rescue photographic treasure trove
Imagine, if you will, discovering of a cache of photographs; the instinctive knowledge that what you are holding in your hands is rare and precious. You won’t be the first to experience this, but that hardly matters, because it will feel as though you are. Those of you who have already read my novel, I...
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September 6, 2016
Virtual Book Club: Cheryl B. Evans
Today, I’m delighted to welcome Cheryl Evans to Virtual Book Club, an interview series in which I put questions to authors about the books they’d like to persuade your club to read. If you want to pose a question of your own, you’ll have the opportunity to do so at the end. Cheryl was born...
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August 27, 2016
My Counterfeit Self: Pre-order your copy now!
I’m very excited to announce that my new novel, My Counterfeit Self, is due for release on 1st October, but you can now pre-order your copy of the eBook at a very special price of 99p/99c. (The full price will be £2.99/$3.99.) Can I tempt you? ‘A compelling portrayal of the bohemian life of an...
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August 23, 2016
Virtual Book Club: Jay Lemming
Today, I’m delighted to welcome Jay Lemming to Virtual Book Club, an interview series in which I put questions to authors about the books they’d like to persuade your club to read. If you want to pose a question of your own, you’ll have the opportunity to do so at the end. Jay is the...
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August 16, 2016
Virtual Book Club: Maggie Christensen
Today, I’m delighted to welcome Maggie Christensen to Virtual Book Club, an interview series in which I put questions to authors about the books they’d like to persuade your club to read. If you want to pose a question of your own, you’ll have the opportunity to do so at the end. After a career...
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August 8, 2016
Virtual Book Club: Karen Elizabeth Lee
Today, I’m delighted to welcome Karen Elizabeth Lee to Virtual Book Club, an interview series in which I put questions to authors about the books they’d like to persuade your club to read. If you want to pose a question of your own, you’ll have the opportunity to do so at the end. Karen is...
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August 2, 2016
Virtual Book Club: Cynthia D. Toliver
Today, I’m delighted to welcome Cynthia D. Toliver to Virtual Book Club, an interview series in which I put questions to authors about the books they’d like to persuade your club to read. If you want to pose a question of your own, you’ll have the opportunity to do so at the end. A native...
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