Author Interviews

Tracey Trussell
8 April 2022

Tracey Trussell, author of Life Lines shares what your handwriting says about your character traits
Who knew that when you write, there is a complex interaction going on between the eye, the brain and the hand - the pen you hold is merely a conduit ...

Sharon Sutila
7 April 2022

Exclusive interview with author Sharon Sutila, author of The Stealing
The Stealing is a modern gothic incarnation of the classic gothic romance, featuring an independent young woman trapped in dreary and oppressive surroundings, a gentleman hero, storms at sea, a ...

Maggie Hamand
7 April 2022

Maggie Hamand, author of Virgin & Child shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
1) I was brought up aboard, in Germany and then Hong Kong and Singapore, as my dad was a civil engineer working for the British government. I arrived back in ...

Gina Blaxill
7 April 2022

Five ways being a mother has changed my writing by Gina Blaxill, author of You Can Trust Me
Stuff changes when you become a parent; that’s the lovely reality. It influences our work as well as our home lives. I, an author, have acquired new literary superpowers. So, ...

Dr Stacie C.C Graham
6 April 2022

Equity and inclusion in yoga by Stacie Graham, author of Yoga as Resistance
The yoga industry in the United Kingdom alone is worth more than £900 million. That is US $1.208 billion. The majority of yoga teachers in Europe and North America are ...

Annika Panotzki by Sofie Wiberg
6 April 2022

Everything you need to know about throat chakra by by Annika Panotzki, author of The Chakra Cookbook
Our energetic body is attached to our physical body through seven major energy points, known as chakras. Each chakra represents a different emotion, organ and force within us. As our ...

Debbie Marks
6 April 2022

Seven things you never knew about event planning by Debbie Marks, author of Extraordinary Parties
Staging our own special events has never been more important since the pandemic. But where do you begin and what things should you know before you even get started? Expert ...

Maggie Ballinger
5 April 2022

Author Maggie Ballinger discusses her new novel James the Third
Female first? Not if you were a member of the royal family. When it came to inheriting the crown, ‘male-preference primogeniture’ applied, which meant that younger sons always took precedence ...

Susie Coreth
5 April 2022

Susie Coreth discusses Out of Isolation: A Charity Anthology raising money to support Shout 85258
Over the course of the last two years, I have had many conversations during which people spoke about how they or someone they knew had been struggling with increased depression ...

Jo Shaw
5 April 2022

What does it mean to be a dangerous woman in 2022? by Professor Jo Shaw, author of Dangerous Women
As Russia’s war on Ukraine dominates the headlines, remarkable images of women have sprung up on social media. Lesya Vorotnyk, a ballerina in the National Opera of Ukraine, went viral ...

Trevor Millum
5 April 2022

Trevor Millum shares his family’s gardening connection to the children's classic, The Secret Garden
In March 1907, Frances Hodgson Burnett received this note and an accompanying gift. ‘We one and all are taking the liberty to wish you health wealth and every happiness and ...

Galit Atlas
5 April 2022

Seven things you need to know about Emotional Inheritance by author Galit Atlas
1. Emotional inheritance is the transmission of emotions from generation to generation. In studying the intergenerational transmission of trauma we investigate how our ancestors’ unprocessed emotions, especially trauma, are passed down ...

Terry Runyan
5 April 2022

Why painting makes me happy by Terry Runyan, author of Painting Happiness
Watercolour is an amazing way to express creativity. Creativity is the expression of joy, movement and flow. Each time I create a painting there is a new unseen mystery unfolding. ...

Bryony Pearce
31 March 2022

How being an outsider has shaped my novels by Bryony Pearce, author of Little Rumours
I grew up in a Forces family, which meant I’d been to eight schools by the time I was twelve. Forces kids tend to go one of two ways: either ...

The Forgotten Sister
31 March 2022

Saga Fiction: Why we shouldn’t be turning our nose up at the historical genre by Judy Summers
Here’s a question: Why is an event or emotion significant if it happens to a man on a battlefield and unimportant if it happens to a woman in her own ...

Joanna Toye
31 March 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Joanna Toye
I always have more than one book on the go – as a reader, not as a writer! Currently it’s Raymond Chandlers The High Window - one of the lesser-known ...

Samantha Greene Woodruff
26 March 2022

Samantha Greene Woodruff: Six things I learned about lobotomy while writing The Lobotomist’s Wife
-  1. People may have suspected a connection between the physical brain and emotional behavior as far back as the Stone Age. Archeological findings from the prehistoric era indicate early ...

Eloise Allen
22 March 2022

The importance of self-validation and how we can begin to validate our own experiences
By Eloise Allen It’s all too easy to say to ourselves how we should be feeling, or to tell ourselves we shouldn’t be feeling a certain way. We often hold ...

Jacqueline Winspear by Stephanie Mohan
22 March 2022

Why you should read a whodunnit even if it's not your preferred genre by Jacqueline Winspear
During the past couple of years, a time when people have been separated from family and friends by repeated lockdowns, I became curious about the number of messages I received ...

Emma Pass
21 March 2022

Author of Before the Dawn, Emma Pass shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
7 things I'd like my readers to know about me… hmm, that's a tricky one! I'm rubbish at making decisions at the best of times, but after a lot of ...

Anne Jones, How To Heal
21 March 2022

Anne Jones explains how to heal the scars on your mind, spirit and body caused by past traumas
If you are troubled by fears and anxiety, have emotional outbursts and find it difficult to reach your goals, you may be holding imprints and scars from your past. Imprints ...

Drew Povey
21 March 2022

Author of When the Clouds Come, Drew Povey shares how to ride out the storm when things get tough
Lets be honest - the clouds are going to come. They're not all going to rain on your parade and neither do they all have silver linings, but they are ...

Ericka Waller
21 March 2022

Author of Dog Days, Ericka Waller shares how dogs inspired her novel
All my happiest childhood memories involve a dog. My aunt’s dog, Sandy, who let me share his basket. My dad’s dog, Jess, who let me hold her hour-old pups. Growing ...

Jac Padley
21 March 2022

Jac Padley, author of Emanuel and Me, shares how to start on your spiritual journey
A spiritual journey is our reconnection to the self. It’s a journey with your soul to deepen the connection to knowledge, understanding and wisdom that we hold in this lifetime. ...