Chapter One Mariella Santiago-Marshall stood in the parking lot of St. Aloysius Hospital in her hometown of Santa Barbara, and abruptly realized that nothing would ever be the same again. ...
Here’s a fun fact - did you know that people who knit (and crochet) are more likely to stay healthy, happy and organised well into late life? It's true, in ...
To celebrate the release of her new book Illusion, Stephanie Elmas tell us a bit more about herself. I have always been passionate about Victorian London, particularly the Gothic and ...
When the Futures Comes too Soon by Selina Siak Chin Yoke is out today so the author tells us a little bit more about herself. Writing is my fourth career, ...
Jacqueline Francis’ debut novella Walk Quiet Run Quick was published last month by leading self-publisher Type & Tell. To celebrate, she shares her top tips for writing a novel. Ask ...
‘Do you really want to sit the exams for grammar school?’ Duncan asked his sister, hardly able to believe she did. Janet spun round in excitement. ‘More than anything,’ she ...
Of the five steps in developing film, four must take place in complete darkness. And in the darkroom, timing was every- thing. The difference between overexposure and under- exposure sometimes came ...
Did you know that your intuition is always speaking to you? When your intuition sends a message, however, your brain often won’t be able to make sense of it. You ...
To celebrate the release of her new book The Little Bed and Breakfast by the Sea- author Jennifer Joyce tells us a little bit about herself. I knew I wanted ...
Even after many of hours of practice drawing many different things, horses, hands, and feet still can be hard to put down on paper. When I find something difficult to draw I sometimes use ...
I’ll admit, before becoming a writer myself I had this picture in my head of how authors came up with ideas for new books. It usually started with something mundane, ...
Handyman Wanted is published by Luminosity Publishing today, so to celebrate we asked author Heather Kinnane to tell us a little bit more about herself. I’m Australian, but I’m not a beach ...
I write for both adults and children and try to create strong stories with plenty of drama featuring characters grappling with life-changing challenges and difficult moral choices. These are usually ...
My favourite genres to read in are psychological thrillers and emotional commercial fiction novels so The Sister is a bit of a blend of both. The story centres around Grace ...
RESURRECTION BAY by Emma Viskic is out today, so to celebrate, the author tells us a bit more about herself. I studied classical clarinet in Australia, and then at the ...
I was brought up in a Northern working class town. That spirit and humour never leaves you wherever you go in the world. It’s part of my writing ‘voice’. Before ...
Gut problems now afflict 20% of the UK population. So 1 in 5 of us are now on the spectrum of digestive unpleasantness. If you think you’re one of the ...
If time, distance and money were of no consequence, this is how I, the author, Ellie Dean would spend my perfect day. I awake in a four-poster bed, the voile ...
By Author, Victoria Glass Food waste is big and unappetising news right now. Jamie Oliver has stated that up to 50% of our household food will get thrown away every ...
Growing up on the Yorkshire Moors, a place of great beauty, JENNIFER WEEKS became a secondary school English teacher where she went on to inspire her students in London and ...
I have always been very interested in art and wanted to be an artist in my own right and was lucky to start my working life as a graphic artist which ...
My day starts just like everyone else’s; an inspirational, one sided chat with Mr Barlow (that’s Gary Barlow by the way), and a quick yoga session with Woody the dog, ...
