The Lost Art of Letter Writing
When was the last time you received a letter? I don’t mean a bill or a sales pitch in an envelope, I mean a proper, heartfelt, personal letter? It seems…
Read MoreJournal Your Way to Success
‘I did some World War 2 research this morning, then had about two hours of frustration, trying to start writing the damned thing. I’m so scared I’ve bitten off more…
Read MoreThe Heart-Wrenching True Story I had to Keep Alive
When I started researching the Second World War for my new novel, An American in Paris, I was blown away by the accounts of so-called ‘ordinary’ people who heroically risked…
Read MoreThe Magpie’s Guide to Writing Historical Fiction
This year, after 20 years of writing contemporary fiction, I was asked by a publisher if I’d be interested in writing a novel set during the Second World War. I…
Read MoreThe Magical Journey of an Idea
Every book begins with an initial seed of an idea – a whisper in the writer’s mind, that won’t go away. The first seed of an idea that ended up…
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