Sophia’s birth name is Sofia Scicolone. Changing her name to Sophia Loren was a turning point in the actress’s early career, the surname was inspired by Swedish film star Märta ...
I have been writing true crime for four years now, and I’ve just finished my most challenging book yet. Black Dahlia, Red Rose is an investigation of the infamous ‘Black ...
Galahad Porter has recently published her new novel At Reception and to celebrate she offers her top tips for writing. My number one tip to anybody who has dreamed of writing ...
Alice Soule is the author of Living With a Jude – a book about the life of the Soule family and the trials and tribulations that they have faced. Alice ...
First of all, what is a ‘flexible vegetarian’? It’s simple really, a flexible vegetarian is someone who wants to cut down on the meat and fish they eat, eating it ...
I’m a great believer in ‘it’s never too late to do anything!’ My first book was published during the week of my sixtieth birthday. I have gone on to have ...
Heroines come in many different forms, and it is no less true for medieval heroines. They can be found in all areas of medieval life; from the dutiful wife and ...
Writing The Beachside Sweet Shop gave me the perfect opportunity to make some coconut ice. I used to help make it with my grandmother, growing up, and it tasted exactly ...
I am fanatical about saving money.
During my early married life, money was short. My husband’s wages barely covered what we needed to live on. So I had to be careful.Being ...
I’m a stationery fiend. I just adore notebooks and fountain pens and ink. I probably have more notebooks in my stationery cupboard than I can hope to use in a ...
New projects are exciting. Whether it’s the idea of a home renovation, a new business, or a career overhaul, as long as those ideas reside safely in our imaginations, they ...
Poppy Dolan is the author of the upcoming novel The Woolly Hat Knitting Club, out 25th September. The novel’s plot centres around Dee Blackthorn who, when her brother, JP, breaks ...
Crowdfunding a novel challenges an author not only to write a book against a deadline, but convince enough people to pay for it upfront within that timeframe too. There are ...
People who know nothing else about Oscar Wilde know this: When he arrived at U.S. customs to begin a lecture tour he was asked if he had anything to declare. ...
The gentleman remains a recognisable figure through cultural change and shifting social mores, a constant across centuries and continents. This is precisely because fads and fashions, while they inspire and ...
Gas-lighting is a ‘repeat, systematic series of lies designed to make the victim doubt her reality.’ Any human relationship is fertile ground for gas-lighting but it’s such a pervasive form ...
I'm a dress historian, so I adore reading books that feature clothes, as well as writing books about clothes. If you are a fashion fan or vintage devotee you may ...
The idea for KEEP YOU SAFE was initially sparked by my own concerns re MMR vaccinations for my daughter as a baby. I have a mild congenital spine condition - a ...
My newest YA sci-fi novel, Invictus, follows the adventures of a crew of time traveling thieves, who steal antiquities from history and fence them on the futuristic black market. Of ...
As a child I lived in Nigeria briefly. I went to school and was shocked to see you could actually be caned on the hand for turning up late. Needless ...
The first reason has to be because life is very short... too short to hold back on something interesting but scary. If you want to do something... anything from having ...
Every person carries wounds, pains, memories, minor or major traumas and each and every one of us hold within ourselves the capacity to heal our own wounds Our wounds, our ...
