Author Interviews

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18 March 2019

A day in the life of travel writer Deborah Stone
More often than not I’ll wake up on a ship, but the first thing I do every morning is drink tea. It’s a basic human right. As a travel writer ...

Song of Sorrow
13 March 2019

Tips to help you write fantasy, from author Melinda Salisbury
I think you can make anyone believe in anything – even magic – as long as you stick to two simple rules: 1) Give them an earth to sink their ...

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12 March 2019

Watch out, watch out, there's an author about advises Morton Gray
I sit in the café sipping my cappuccino. A man joins the queue waiting to be served and I immediately notice his smart business suit, dreadlocks and bare sandaled feet. ...

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9 March 2019

My favourite literary walks, by Nuala Ellwood
For as long as I can remember there have been two constants in my life: walking and reading. Setting out on a long, bracing walk or losing myself in the ...

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9 March 2019

10 ways to give a winning presentation, by Charlie Corbett
Journalist, public speaker and author of The Art of Plain Speaking: how to write and speak in a way that will impress the people that matter, Charlie Corbett, here gives ...

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5 March 2019

11 tips for writing comedy, by Marie Phillips
To celebrate the recent release of her new book Oh, I Do Like To Be..., we asked author Marie Phillips to give us some of her top tips when it ...

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21 February 2019

10 things I want my readers to know about me, by Liz Trenow
To celebrate the release of her new book The Dressmaker of Draper’s Lane, we asked author Liz Trenow what she thought readers might like to know about her. Here's what ...

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21 February 2019

Cathy Glass gives her 11 golden rules for living with teenagers
My new book, Finding Stevie, highlights some of the challenges young people face today. Being a teenager isn’t easy but it can be made easier by the adults responsible for ...

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19 February 2019

How self-published author Nicola May beat the odds to become a #1 bestselling author
As a massive rugby fan, I’m no stranger to Twickenham Stadium. I was there for the Six Nations tournament, watching England trounce France. The home crowd was in uproar as ...

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14 February 2019

10 things Lillian Li would like readers to know about her
Celebrating the release of her brand new book Number One Chinese Restaurant tomorrow (February 15), we asked author Lillian Li to open up about herself so that readers can get ...

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11 February 2019

10 things authors Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder want readers to know about them
To celebrate the release of their new co-written book The Midnight Hour, we asked authors Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder to open up and reveal 10 things they'd like all ...

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9 February 2019

A day in the life of bestselling psychological thriller author Teresa Driscoll
One of the reasons I loved being a journalist – and now love being an author – is that no two days are ever quite the same. So let me ...

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8 February 2019

10 things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Michael Scanlon
To celebrate the release of his debut novel Where She Lies - out today - we got author Michael Scanlon to open up for his readers. Here's what he had ...

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7 February 2019

10 things author B P Walter wants readers to know about him
To celebrate the release of his new book A Version of the Truth, out now in all formats, we asked author B P Walter to let us in on a few ...

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7 February 2019

10 things I discovered about perfume while writing Shadowscent: The Darkest Bloom, by P.M. Freestone
Shadowscent: The Darkest Bloom is a fantasy adventure full of romance, adventure and political intrigue, set in a world where scent has power. In the Empire of Aramtesh, daily life, ...

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6 February 2019

10 things readers might like to know about me, by Catherine Fearns
Catherine Fearns is the author of Amazon-bestselling crime thriller Reprobation. To celebrate the release of its sequel, Consuming Fire, here are a few facts Catherine had to share with us... ...

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5 February 2019

10 things I want my readers to know about me, by Charlie N. Holmberg
To celebrate the release of Charlie N. Holmberg's new book Smoke & Summons, we asked the author to open up and let readers in on 10 things they should all ...

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5 February 2019

Author Kirsty Ferry on being haunted by day and writing haunting words by night
It’s not surprising that I have a particular love of writing ghost stories, as my favourite book is Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. The idea of Cathy and Heathcliff’s undying passion, ...

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1 February 2019

10 things Shaun Barger wants his readers to know about him
An action-packed adventure about a young man who discovers everything he knew about the world is a lie unfolds, in Shaun Barger's brilliant Mage Against The Machine. To celebrate the book, ...

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1 February 2019

A day in the life of author Victoria Selman
When I tell people I work from home, they often ask me how I have the discipline to sit at my desk all day. I always answer the same way: ...

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31 January 2019

10 things Steve Nedvidek wants readers to know about the Jekyll Island Chronicles graphic novels
Born in Detroit, Steve Nedvidek was taught by his father at an early age to draw and make plastic model kits, which quickly became a passion. The early 1970s saw ...

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28 January 2019

Eight things I want my readers to know about my new book, by Michael Bagley
A 1,000 words or so on ’eight things I want my readers to know’? Not too challenging for someone who calls himself a writer you might think. Trouble is, it ...

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28 January 2019

Erica Wolfe-Murray discusses her new book Simple Tips Smart Ideas
Congratulations on your new book Simple Tips Smart Ideas - tell us a bit about it? Thank you. It is a book geared at helping the millions of micro companies ...

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26 January 2019

10 things I want my readers to know about me, by Melanie Benjamin
To celebrate the release of her new book The Girls In The Picture, we asked author Melanie Benjamin to tell us 10 things she'd like all of her readers to ...