I am the oldest of three girls and the only one not named after one of my father’s ex-girlfriends. I was born the year after Elvis’s daughter Lisa-Marie: Lisa was ...
My seven year old daughter, Iris, was the first published author in our family. When she was five years old her children's book, I’m A Bunch Of Dinosaurs was published. ...
This is a fiction book, but based on my own experiences of internet dating. All the names, date, places, times etc have been changed to protect anonymity. While dating, I ...
Special Agent Brooks Allen is pissed as hell when he learns one of his friends’ in-laws is suspected of drug-trafficking. Big time. She’s been selling merchandise filled with illegal narcotics. ...
I went to drama school in Glasgow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before living in London and working the West End for several years. I have a (fabulous, diva, ...
My journey with body positivity is ever evolving, developing and changing. I’ve been thinner than I am now and bigger than I am now and at every stage I’ve had ...
Poor Essex, woefully misunderstood, maligned by those who have never visited, routinely laughed at and made fun of. If it was a character in a novel it would have you ...
I fully grasp the idea of minimalism for the home, but I must admit, I found the concept of minimalism for the mind a little unusual. However, after completing The ...
I was born on Jubilee Day, 1977, at 2.37pm, a fact my mother has never forgiven me for. They were doing a special Jubilee Day lunch in the hospital and, ...
Award-winning author of Orangeboy, Patrice Lawrence, reveals 10 fun facts about herself. Her second breathtaking YA novel, Indigo Donut, is out now! I have four pairs of silver shoes. Some ...
In the year 2000, as a younger writer eager to nail a book deal, I was sitting at dinner with a very successful editor. She had a reputation of being ...
With his new novel Trouble out this month, author Jonathan Dodds gives us his top tips for writing about relationships Conventional wisdom advises aspiring authors to "write about what you ...
As a child I wasn’t drawn to dolls or dressing up. My hair was cropped short and people regularly mistook me for a boy. I spent my weekends outside making ...
To celebrate the release of her new book Friend Request, we spoke to Laura Marshall about her inspiration for the book. It’s a psychological thriller, which begins with Louise, a ...
Writing a book is a long game and getting published is even longer, so patience and tenacity are definitely virtues in this line of work. Unfortunately, I am not particularly ...
To celebrate the release of her new book- Little Sister, we caught up with author Isabel Ashdown for a little Q and A. Why did you choose to explore the ...
My day job is writing and verifying questions for TV quiz shows including Mastermind, University Challenge and Pointless. The hours I spend trawling through books and online have resulted in ...
I have a split personality. Split personality in the figurative sense not the clinical sense, meaning I am as scientific as I am creative. I have written or drawn since ...
Venice…and more Venice I have a couple of shelves of books about the place and dream about it constantly. It’s true what they say – go in winter and get ...
