So far, I’ve written each of my novels in a different location of the house. Saving Sophie moved around quite a lot but was mainly penned either at the breakfast ...
Like my central character, Elvira, I love animals. Dogs, guinea-pigs, orang-utans, wolves and tigers all feature in the book. I’m lucky enough to live in a beautiful part of the ...
By ‘know’, I mean to experience for yourself, and with your whole being. This is a knowing that should vibrates in all your senses and in your heart. It will ...
Can I tell you my new favourite Bible verse? It’s Leviticus 19:19: Do not wear clothing woven from two kinds of material. I’m not joking! Since I realised what it ...
By Kim McCabe, author of From Daughter to Woman, parenting girls safely through their teens (published by Robinson on 18th July) This will help you to understand your child at ...
Every author has their own individual way of writing, but these are my own personal tips. An insight into how I craft my psychological thrillers. I plot the novel right ...
That probably seems like a lot, but it's a world that offers SO MUCH potential for romance and even humor. I love the little details that come together to make ...
Keep it simple. Offer simple, real foods – vegetables, fruits, unrefined grains, pulses, fish and meat, smooth nut butters, a little organic dairy. Eating with the seasons is a really ...
‘The Singing Chair and other stories’ is a delightfully quirky collection just published by Matador. It reflects the fascinating and culturally rich life and times of the author, Herta Maria ...
Much of my novel takes place in Minneapolis, where I’ve lived for more than two decades. It’s a city known for natural beauty, lots of culture, and winters that are ...
I’m terrified of heights. They had to send me back down to the ground in an internal lift at Duck and Waffle. Despite the previous point, I’ve been skydiving. (I ...
When you are travelling around the world long term, it’s tempting to think you need to take everything including the kitchen sink along with you. But resembling a giant tortoise ...
Finding the perfect book for your summer getaway isn’t easy. Whether it’s a beach read or simply something to pass the travel time, it’s tempting to settle for a mind-numbing ...
A few years ago, my parents bought a house in Cornwall. For the whole of my life we would go down to Padstow to visit my grandparents during half term. ...
TP FIELDEN is the creator of the Miss Dimont murder mysteries, set in the 1950s on the English Riviera. Resort To Murder joins The Riviera Express as the first two ...
Tharun Chelley, author of Borders Monkeys shares his 7 tips for writing in a local setting: Tharun Chelley’s debut novel is set in his hometown of Leicester. The post-apocalyptic story ...
My day is pretty much bound by the same routine every day – I have three children, so life does revolve around them most of the time! My alarm goes ...
From commercial hits like Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code to literary bestsellers like Donna Tart’s The Secret History, no one can resist a story about a secret society. But ...
If any word best encapsulates the spirit of our age it’s ‘selfie’. Designated one of Oxford Dictionary’s 2013 words of the year, 93 million selfies are now taken each day ...
Just like Marnie in the book, my first taste of a cheesecake blew me away. It sounded revolting because cheese and cake did not go together in my head. But ...
